Nearly 3,000 people participate in 'Olympic Running Day for People's Health' in Nghe An province in 2024
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 17, at Ho Chi Minh Square, the Provincial People's Committee held the launching ceremony of "Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People" in Nghe An province in 2024.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Nguyen Hong Minh - Deputy Director of the Department of Sports, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; comrades of the Provincial Party Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; leaders of departments, branches, districts, cities and towns.

The launching ceremony of "Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People" and the Nghe An Provincial Cross-Country Race in 2024 is one of the meaningful activities of the province together with the whole country to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2024); 78 years of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2024).

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long called on all officials and people to choose a suitable sport to participate in to improve their health, "Healthy to build, healthy to build the country".

"Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People" is a mass sports event held every March in conjunction with the celebration of Vietnam Sports Day on March 27 on a province-wide scale to encourage and motivate people to participate in physical exercise and sports in response to the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho".

This year's "Olympic Running Day for the Health of All People" in Nghe An province attracted nearly 3,000 officials, people and students to participate and 200 athletes to participate in the Cross Country Race./.