160 athletes compete in cross-country running before the 9th Provincial Sports Festival

On March 20, in Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with Thanh Chuong district to organize a competition.cross-country runningwithin the framework of the 9th Nghe An Provincial Sports Festival in 2022.

Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Department of Culture and Sports, and Thanh Chuong District People's Committee.

Panorama of the opening ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Cross-country is one of 18 events in the program of the 9th Nghe An Provincial Sports Festival in 2022.

This is an opportunity to evaluate the sports training process in localities and units across the province. On the other hand, this is also considered an extremely important training session to select outstanding athletes for the province's high-performance team; at the same time, to propagate and mobilize the masses to regularly practice sports in general, cross-country in particular, contributing to improving health, defeating the pandemic, and serving the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Female athletes participate in individual and team events. Photo: Duc Anh

The cross-country competition was organized with the participation of 16 delegations, with nearly 160 athletes from localities across the province. The competition was divided into 4 events including: Men's individual 5000m, Men's team 5000m, Women's individual 3000m, Women's team 3000m.

Athlete Ho Tra My - Hoang Mai town unit won first prize in individual cross-country event. Photo: Duc Anh

After a fierce competition, Hoang Mai town was the unit that won first prize in both men's individual and men's team; second prize in men's individual belonged to Yen Thanh district; second prize in men's team belonged to Nghia Dan district; first prize in women's individual belonged to Hoang Mai town; first prize in women's team belonged to Thanh Chuong district; second prize in women's individual belonged to Thanh Chuong district; second prize in women's team belonged to Do Luong district.

Representatives of the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province presented the first prize for men's individual. Photo: Duc Anh

Representative of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department awarded the first prize to the male team. Photo: Duc Anh

The Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the female team. Photo: Duc Anh

At the end of the tournament, Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuong - Head of the Department of Sports Management, Department of Culture and Sports commented: "Cross-country is a traditional sport in the official provincial competition program held annually. The quality of cross-country in Nghe An is increasingly developing. In recent years, the movement to respond to this sport has been promoted in many localities. This year's cross-country competition brings together the most typical faces of the participating units. Therefore, in my opinion, the professional quality is very high. And this will be one of the bases for selecting outstanding athletes for the high-performance team of the province."

The 9th Nghe An Provincial Sports Congress in 2022 is expected to hold its opening ceremony on May 8, 2022 at Vinh Stadium and close on May 14, 2022.

At the Congress, there will be a number of activities such as: Offering flowers, asking for traditional fire, Opening Ceremony, reading Uncle Ho's call to exercise, giving flowers and souvenir flags to the delegations participating in the Congress... In particular, at the Opening Ceremony of the Congress, there will be a parade to demonstrate the forces of the blocs such as the Army, Police, Veterans, Youth, Women... In addition, the program also has an art performance to welcome the 9th Nghe An Provincial Sports Congress, 2022.