Launch of Olympic Running Day 2016

(Baonghean.vn) - The Provincial People's Committee has just issued plan No. 597/KH.UBND on organizing and launching the Olympic Running Day for the health of all people in Nghe An province in 2016.

As planned, the 2016 Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People in Nghe An province will officially take place at 7:00 a.m. on March 26, 2016 (Saturday), taking place simultaneously at public places in communes, wards and towns across the province.

Delegates participating in the run at the 2015 Olympic Running Day Launch Ceremony - Photo: Dang Cuong.

Participants in the Olympic Running Day are all citizens, with special attention paid to mobilizing officers and soldiers in the armed forces, students, farmers, officials, civil servants, employees and workers, middle-aged and elderly people residing in communes, wards and towns. Localities can organize running competitions between groups or combine them with mass sports competitions.

The 2016 Olympic Running Day is an opportunity to promote and encourage people from all walks of life to participate in physical exercise and sports in response to the Campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", contributing to improving health to serve study, work, production, construction and defense of the Fatherland.

Minh Quan