Nghe An's top sports team won 295 medals of all kinds

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of March 25, in Vinh City, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2016).

Attending the event were comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Le Minh Thong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors; sports management officials, coaches and athletes.

Delegates attending the ceremony.

Accompanying the 70-year glorious history of Vietnamese sports, in recent years, Nghe An Sports and Physical Training has achieved outstanding and comprehensive achievements in all aspects of work, gradually affirming its position and strengths in sports and social life.

Volleyball competition at Mon Son Festival 2015.

By the end of 2015, the whole province had 32% of the population regularly practicing sports; 21.7% of households met the standards of sports families; 100% of general schools implemented the internal physical education program. The system of mass sports competitions has been continuously improved and promoted to have good and practical effects, bringing sports to the grassroots, remote areas, enriching and enhancing the cultural and spiritual life of the people...

Young players compete at the 2015 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament.

Along with that, high-performance sports have developed rapidly in terms of the number of subjects, number of athletes, level, and competition results with important contributions to national sports. In 2015, the province's athletes participating in the national team competing in domestic and international sports tournaments won 295 medals of all kinds, including 51 gold medals, 75 silver medals, and 169 bronze medals. Currently, Nghe An has nearly 500 high-performance athletes, including 50 masters and 80 level 1 athletes.

Athletes compete at the 2015 National Youth Wushu Championship, held in Nghe An.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Minh Thong praised the achievements of the entire sector and collectives and individuals in the past time. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that in the coming time, Nghe An's sports sector should continue to promote awareness for all levels, sectors and people about the position, role and effect of physical training and sports in social life; Continue to carry out the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho" associated with the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas".

In addition, strengthen state management, improve the quality of consultation, build policies and mechanisms, programs and measures to develop physical training and sports associated with socio-economic development; attract socialized investment, attract resources and potentials in building and developing physical training and sports; Complete the planning for physical training and sports development in Nghe An for the period 2016 - 2020.

On this occasion, Nghe An sports sector was presented with a banner by the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee, People's Council, and Fatherland Front Committee; 4 collectives and 8 individuals received Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the process of building and developing Nghe An sports sector.

Minh Quan