Nearly 3,500 athletes participate in the 2024 Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - Phu Dong Sports Festival is an opportunity to discover sports talents of high school students to foster and train sports talents for the province and the country.
On the afternoon of March 20, the Department of Education and Training held a meeting of the Organizing Committee of the 20th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival.
The conference was chaired by comrade Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee - Director of the Department of Education and Training - Head of the Organizing Committee of the Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival, and representatives of relevant departments and branches.
Phu Dong Sports FestivalThe 20th Nghe An Provincial Championships was organized into 2 phases, in which phase 1 was divided into 4 clusters in Do Luong, Nam Dan districts, Thai Hoa town and Hoang Mai town and has been completed. This is the basis for units to select athletes with excellent achievements to participate in the provincial round.
Phase 2, the final round in Vinh city is scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. on March 25, 2024 at Vinh City Sports Gymnasium.
The second phase of the Phu Dong Sports Festival will take place from March 25 to 29, with 10 events including: Athletics, swimming, table tennis, badminton, football (5-a-side, 7-a-side, 11-a-side), shuttlecock kicking, chess, volleyball, stick pushing, and vovina. It is expected that 3,400 athletes will participate in the final round of the provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival.
To prepare for this year's Phu Dong Sports Festival, the Department of Education and Training has prepared facilities, staff, scenarios, and plans for implementation. In addition, it has coordinated with relevant departments and branches to do a good job of propaganda, ensuring security and order, food safety and hygiene, and arranging medical work to serve the Phu Dong Sports Festival.
At the meeting of the Organizing Committee, representatives of relevant departments, agencies and sectors gave their opinions so that the implementation of the Phu Dong Sports Festival could take place as planned, safely and effectively.
Phu Dong Sports Festival is a meaningful activity held every two years. In 2024, the Sports Festival will be held again after nearly 4 years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic (2022).
Through that, we aim to promote the school sports movement, maintain and promote the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", regularly practice and compete in sports among high school students to improve health, develop physical fitness, and contribute to comprehensive education for students.
This is also an opportunity to evaluate physical education and sports activities in general schools. In addition, through competitions to discover sports talents of general students in order to foster and train sports talents for the province and the country.