An Giang focuses on developing sports for everyone

Developing diverse sports movements

Accordingly, in recent times, all levels, sectors and units in the province have consistently promoted the implementation of the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", associated with the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" and the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas", attracting a large number of people to participate. Encourage each person to choose for themselves a sport or a suitable form of exercise to improve their health. Sports chosen by many people include: Pickleball, Aerobics, Soccer, Volleyball, Volleyball, Badminton, Cycling, Martial Arts, Swimming, etc.

Sports for everyone is a concern of An Giang to develop.

By the end of 2024, the rate of people regularly practicing sports in the province will reach 39.6%; the rate of households meeting the standards of sports families will reach 36.9%; the rate of civil servants, public employees and workers participating in regular sports training will reach 84.34%; the rate of police officers and military officers who practice physical training to meet the standards within the prescribed age range will reach 99.73% and 99.73%, respectively; 100% of schools have internal sports hours, 87.03% of schools have extracurricular sports hours.

In particular, the model of sports clubs, teams and groups has been developed in both quantity and quality. In 2024 alone, 57 new sports clubs were established (an increase of 2.35% over the same period). Sports activities in rural, remote and isolated areas are increasingly developing, with an increasing number of people practicing.

In line with the tasks set out in the Vietnam Sports Development Strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, in recent times, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated to organize many sports activities to serve political tasks and important events of the country, attracting a large number of people to participate. As of March 2025, more than 300 sports tournaments (31 provincial sports and sports competitions, 4 national competitions) have been successfully organized, attracting over 90,000 athletes and a large number of people to participate. Notably, during the month of sports activities, An Giang also organized the Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People 2025 with a larger scale and number of participants than the previous period.

Sports development among ethnic minorities

Along with the development of sports in general, An Giang province has always focused on developing ethnic sports. This task not only contributes to improving the health and spiritual life of the people but also contributes to preserving and promoting ethnic sports and traditional folk games of ethnic minorities in the province.

Bay Nui bull racing in An Giang

Being a province with a large population of ethnic minorities, some units and localities have a large population of Khmer and Cham ethnic minorities such as: Tri Ton District, An Phu, Chau Thanh, Thoai Son, Tinh Bien Town, Tan Chau Town, Chau Doc City... These are also the places with the most developed ethnic sports movements. Traditional sports competitions are maintained and organized regularly every year, attracting a large number of people to participate such as: Pushing sticks, tug of war, cross-country running, boat racing, Chinese chess, water-holding teams...

To promote the strength of physical training and sports among ethnic minorities, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism always coordinates with all levels, sectors and localities to promote propaganda, support professional competitions, restore and preserve folk games and ethnic sports. In particular, organizing competitions integrating ethnic sports into holidays, Tet, and local Sports Festivals, in order to create a useful playground for ethnic minorities. The most prominent is Bull Racing. This traditional sport has long been an indispensable unique cultural and sporting activity of the Khmer ethnic minorities in the Bay Nui region. On the occasion of the annual Sene Dolta festival, the authorities of Tinh Bien town and Tri Ton district organize Bull Racing. This is an attractive highlight, attracting the attention of people and tourists.

According to Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dao Si Tuan: in the coming time, all levels, sectors and units in the province will continue to promote propaganda and raise people's awareness of the significance of regular physical training and sports. At the same time, well implement socialization work, enhance exploitation and effective use of physical training and sports facilities; consolidate and improve the effectiveness of sports clubs, associations and groups in localities, agencies and units; regularly organize diverse and rich physical training and sports activities, contributing to the development of the mass sports movement... Consider ethnic sports as part of the work of preserving traditional cultural beauty, thereby actively organizing ethnic sports competitions and folk games to create a cohesive environment among people in ethnic minority areas.

With synchronous and strategic solutions, promoting sports for everyone and developing ethnic minority sports in An Giang province promises to develop more deeply and substantially.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/an-giang-chu-trong-phat-trien-tdtt-cho-moi-nguoi-20250326162529459.htm