(HBO) – A traditional cross-country running tournament was organised in Yen Thuy district of Hoa Binh province on November 3.
The tourney attracted more than 60 athletes of 11
units from localities, the public security division, the Lac Thinh and Yen Tri
high schools, and the boarding school for ethnic minority students of Lac Thuy
district. They competed in men and women’s professional and junior events.
Organisers said although the number of runners
was lower than in the previous years, their quality improved, especially young
athletes.
Runners
speed up on the track of the men’s professional 5km event.
In the men’s professional event, the first prize
was presented to Nguyen Van Minh (the district’s public security division)
while the second and third prizes respectively went to Bui Xuan Phuong (Phu Lai
commune) and Bui Van Duc (Doan Ket commune).
In the women’s professional event, Bui Thi Luong
(Yen Lac commune) finished first, followed by Bui Thi Nhi (Lac Sy commune),
second, and Bui Thi Lieu (Da Phuc commune), third.
In the men’s junior event, the top prizes were
respectively awarded to Bui Duc Kien (Yen Tri Junior High School), Tran Trung
Duc (Yen Tri Junior High School) and Bui Hoang Minh (Phu Lai commune).
Meanwhile, Bui Thi Loan (Yen Lac commune) won
the first prize, Bui Thi Huong (Lac Sy commune) and Bui Van Anh (Huu Loi
commune) were in the second and third positions in the women’s junior event.
Through the tourney, 12 outstanding athletes
were selected to receive further training to prepare for the 27th traditional
cross-country running tournament 2018 – Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup./.
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The first Expanded Youth Table Tennis Tournament of Hoa Binh Province in 2024 has recently occurred at the Provincial Sports Stadium. The tournament featured nearly 200 athletes from various table tennis clubs inside and outside the province. This sports event aims to promote the campaign "All people do exercises following the example of Great Uncle Ho” and it gradually helps develop the table tennis training movement among teenagers and children in Hoa Binh Province and neighboring provinces.
In the morning of June 30th, at Hoa Binh Square, the Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Indian Embassy in Hanoi to organize the International Yoga Day in Hoa Binh province in 2024. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, the Deputy Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and the leaders of a number of the appropriate departments, branches, unions... On the side of the Indian Embassy, there was Mr. S. Chinpau Ngaihte, the First Secretary (the Department of Economics, Trade & Development). There was the participation of 500 trainers and the members from 18 Yoga clubs in districts and the city in the province.
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