Nghe An is ready for the 'S-Race' student race
(Baonghean.vn) - On Sunday, December 27, for the first time, a running competition for students organized by the Ministry of Education and Training will take place at Ho Chi Minh Square - Vinh City. The event will attract about 3,000 athletes from secondary schools, high schools and students throughout the province.
Promote sports training movement in schools
The “S-Race” student race is the first activity of the project to cooperate in organizing school sports communication activities for the period 2020 - 2025, jointly organized by the Department of Physical Education (Ministry of Education and Training), the Sports Program Production Board (Vietnam Television) and the Vietnam Athletics Federation. Accompanying the race is TH true MILK Group.
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| The “S-Race” running competition for students is the first activity of the project to cooperate in organizing school sports communication activities in the period 2020 - 2025. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
This is also the first time in Vietnam that there has been a long-term project on school sports on a national scale, dedicated to students, carried out by management agencies, media agencies and social resources.
According to the plan, the tournament will be implemented for 5 years (2020-2025) and will be a school sports communication activity aiming to nurture a new generation to comprehensively develop all 4 factors: Morality - Intelligence - Physicality - Beauty.
Through the tournament, we aim to raise awareness, equip skills and build a healthy sports playground, spreading the habit of exercise to students. The tournament will expand in scale, becoming an annual playground on a national scale, recognized for its expertise and quality of organization next year.
The tournament's implementation also aims to respond to Decision No. 1076/QD-TTg dated June 17 on the overall development of physical education and school sports in the period of 2016 - 2020, with a vision to 2025; Decision No. 641/QD-TTg dated April 28, 2011 on the overall development of Vietnamese physical fitness and stature in the period of 2011 - 2030 of the Prime Minister; implementing the plan to deploy a system of tournaments for students under the cooperation agreement on organizing school sports communication activities in the period of 2020 - 2025 with the goal of gradually improving the quality of the race and improving the stature of Vietnamese youth.
Previously, at the signing ceremony of the race held in Hanoi, experts also said that the lack of exercise among Vietnamese students is at an alarming level. Currently, Vietnamese teenagers are basically provided with enough nutrition, however, adequate nutrition is meaningless if teenagers are lazy to exercise.
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| Photo: Thanh Cuong |
From this reality, the organization of the race hopes to promote propaganda activities, raise awareness, create dissemination and form the habit of exercising and practicing sports. From there, "Sports not only develop the health and stature of Vietnamese youth but also help them practice their courage and perseverance, while creating excitement for them in their studies" - as Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha shared at the signing ceremony.
Ready to prepare the conditions for the tournament.
This is the first time the tournament has been held and Nghe An is honored to be chosen by the Organizing Committee to host the tournament. The tournament is scheduled to open at 7:00 a.m. on December 27, 2020 at Ho Chi Minh Square.
Participating in this tournament, there will be about 3,000 students from secondary schools, high schools and universities and colleges in the province. These are all excellent cores in the athletics movement in schools. The activity is also expected to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere before the New Year and receive the attention of thousands of teachers in the province as well as the whole country through the live television program on VTV 6 - Vietnam Television.
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| The organizing committee in Nghe An held a meeting to prepare for the “S-Race” student race. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
At this point, preparations for the tournament have been basically completed and the tracks are ready to welcome the athletes on Sunday morning.
Speaking about participating in the tournament, Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong Thao - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh City said: This year, the city mobilized students from 9 secondary schools in the province to participate. Currently, the schools have finalized the list of athletes and made training plans. The atmosphere in the schools is very exciting, the students are excited to participate in the tournament which is organized for the first time for students nationwide.
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| The organizing committee checks preparations for the race. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
On the afternoon of December 24, the Organizing Committee to prepare for the "S-Race" Running Tournament for students in Nghe An also held a final meeting to unify the work content and review the entire content of the tournament.
S-Race 2020 has 3 running distances with the following contents: 7km for male students, 5km for female students, male middle school and high school students and 3km for female middle school and high school students, so ensuring safety for the racetracks is a top priority.
According toLieutenant Colonel Le Hong Son - Deputy Head of the Traffic Police Department - Nghe An Provincial Police: Immediately after receiving the directive, the Provincial Traffic Police Department conducted a field survey, consulted and deployed road closure plans. The event took place at Ho Chi Minh Square - the center of Vinh city and a place where major events often take place, so the traffic police force has a lot of experience in the implementation process. Therefore, we believe that we will complete the assigned tasks well.
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| The race will be opened at Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City, Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
According to the plan, the race will take place in nearly 3 hours, so other conditions for organizing the race have also been built to ensure that no incidents occur, especially those related to the power grid, security and order, and disease prevention, especially at a time when the Covid-19 epidemic still has many potential risks.
Before the official tournament day, the Organizing Committee also inspected the implementation at Ho Chi Minh Square and had a backup plan to prevent possible incidents.
Although this is the first year of implementation, I believe that the tournament will be successfully organized. From there, it will not only create a healthy and useful playground for students to develop comprehensively, but also promote the role and responsibility of all levels, sectors and the whole society in developing school sports; discover and select talented students who have achieved excellent results in the tournament to continue to nurture. The tournament held in Nghe An is also an opportunity for Nghe An to promote its image, demonstrate the spirit of hospitality and Nghe An organizes the tournament with all its responsibilities.
