The story of "blue army, red army" at the Congress of Nghe An Martial Arts Federation

(Baonghean) - For a long time, besides football, other sports have had difficulty attracting sponsorship. Operating costs as well as organizing competitions have mainly relied on the limited budget provided by the State, making it very difficult. To find a breakthrough, the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation intends to invite the director of a business to the Executive Committee, and at the same time, structure this person to the position of Chairman with the hope that through this, it will attract many sources of sponsorship to help develop martial arts in the province.

Before the Congress of Nghe An Martial Arts Federation for the 2013-2018 term took place, the proposal to invite a business director who is not a martial arts family but is very passionate and interested in the development of Nghe An martial arts was supported by many people. The businessman himself initially refused, but after being invited many times by people in the profession, and also wanting to contribute something more meaningful and practical to the development of martial arts in his home province, he accepted.

A martial arts class in Nghe An.

Martial arts master Bui Duy Vinh - Member of the Executive Committee of Nghe An Martial Arts Federation, Head of the Traditional Martial Arts Department - Boxing & Kickboxing of Nghe An Sports Training Center - who is very enthusiastic about the plan to promote the socialization of the Martial Arts Federation when inviting the businessman to join the Executive Committee of the Federation for the 2013 - 2018 term, expressed his great joy. According to martial arts master Bui Duy Vinh, if that businessman takes on the position of President of the Federation, with his good organizational mind, he will be able to restore the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation, which has long been in disarray and lacks solidarity, and through relationships, will help the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation attract many sources of sponsorship, have funds to organize many activities and improve the quality of tournaments.

The purpose was so good that everyone agreed to support it, and no one objected in the consultation meetings before the congress. Therefore, when the congress officially opened (October 20), many people were sure that the position of President of the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation for the 2013-2018 term would definitely be held by that businessman. However, suddenly, when entering the election of the Executive Committee, some opinions proposed to add to the nomination list some new faces outside the expected list, increasing the number of elected delegates from 13 to 15 people, then selecting 13 Executive Committee members to "make it democratic". Of course, with the majority of delegates voting, the chairman could not reject it.

When the Ballot Counting Committee announced the election results of the Executive Committee of the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation for the 2013-2018 term, many people were shocked. The businessman expected to be the President of the Federation only received less than half of the votes, and another person currently holding the position of Head of Department at the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, who was a member of the Executive Committee of the previous term, was expected to be the Vice President of the Martial Arts Federation for the new term, but was also rejected. Meanwhile, two delegates who were not on the expected list and seemed to be just "green soldiers" were elected.

Surprises in elections have long been normal, but the problem here is that the Nghe An Martial Arts Federation is in dire need of innovation to bring the province's martial arts to a new level. But with the results of the Federation's Executive Committee election, it is difficult to hope that Nghe An martial arts will have a breakthrough.

Article and photos: Hoang Hao