Nghe An ranked first at the National Phu Dong Sports Festival, Region III
Ranking first overall is the highest achievement of Nghe An Education sector through participation in the National Phu Dong Sports Festival.
The 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival, Region III was held from June 9 to 20 with the participation of 2,135 athletes from 12 provinces and cities along the central coast including: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam. The closing ceremony of the festival was held this afternoon (June 20) in Quang Nam province.
The delegation of officials, teachers and students of Nghe An Education sector participating in this sports festival includes 303 athletes and coaches participating in all 11 sports including: Swimming, table tennis, volleyball, primary school boys' soccer, secondary school boys' soccer, high school girls' soccer, basketball, badminton, shuttlecock kicking, stick pushing, athletics, tug of war and aerobics.
After 11 days of competition, the athletes brought home outstanding achievements with 37 Gold Medals, 31 Silver Medals, and 31 Bronze Medals. Nghe An ranked 2nd in the total medal count.
Among the events, shuttlecock kicking and pole pushing had the most Gold Medals, with 9 Gold Medals each. Next were table tennis, badminton, athletics, tug of war, aerobics, basketball, and volleyball. Swimming had 2 Silver Medals.
Notably, in both primary school boys' soccer and secondary school boys' soccer, Nghe An students won first prize in region III and will be selected to participate in the finals of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024 in Hai Phong city.
With these medals, Nghe An delegation achieved a total of 1,278 points, ranking first out of 12 participating provinces and cities.
Phu Dong Sports Festival is the biggest festival of school youth, held every four years, with the aim of maintaining and promoting the movement "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", encouraging high school students to practice and compete in sports to improve health, develop physical fitness and enrich cultural and spiritual life.
At the same time, discover, nurture and train sports talents for localities, the education sector and the nation.
Previously, according to the Regulations of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024 of the Ministry of Education and Training, the 2024 Phu Dong Sports Festival was organized in 2 phases: Phase 1, competing in the region; Phase 2, competing nationwide in Hai Phong city.
Of which, region I is held in Phu Tho province; region II is held in Thai Nguyen province; region III is held in Quang Nam province; region IV is held in Dak Lak province and region V is held in Ben Tre province. The National Phu Dong Sports Festival takes place from July 16 to 28, 2024 in Hai Phong city.
