Official opening of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024

Attending the Opening Ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh, Secretary of Hai Phong City Party Committee Le Tien Chau, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, along with leaders of central and local ministries, departments, branches and athletes, coaches and teachers from 63 Departments of Education and Training nationwide.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Kim Chi and Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee presented Phu Dong fire at the opening ceremony.

In his opening speech, Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized: "To promote the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", encourage students to regularly practice and compete in sports to improve health, develop physical strength, train the will to rise up, contribute to moral education, personality, and comprehensive human development, the National Phu Dong Sports Festival is organized by the Ministry of Education and Training every 4 years. This is a competition to discover, nurture and train sports talents for the country".

The National Phu Dong Sports Festival is the highest gathering and concentration point of the physical training movement to improve the health of high school students. At the same time, it is an opportunity for sports talents among students nationwide to show off. Localities also take this opportunity to discover their own local sports talents.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son delivered the opening speech at the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival.

The Minister said that after more than 40 years with 10 congresses, the 2024 National Phu Dong Sports Festival is the largest school sports festival ever with more than 20,000 student athletes and officials from 63 provinces and cities competing in 15 sports.

"The success of the Phu Dong Sports Festival at all levels in the past is the result of the close direction and investment of the leaders of the Party committees, local authorities and educational institutions, and the care of families, parents, coaches and the whole society. But first and foremost, the awareness of physical training and physical training among students nationwide has increased significantly," the Minister assessed, and at the same time thanked the provinces and cities that hosted and organized the Phu Dong Sports Festival phase 1 and Hai Phong city for hosting the national Phu Dong Sports Festival this year.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony

On behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Minister of Education and Training assigned the task to all student athletes, referees and the organizing committee: with the highest conscience and responsibility, to ensure that the 10th Phu Dong Sports Festival takes place safely, honestly, courageously, nobly and with the highest educational spirit, so that this Phu Dong Sports Festival is truly an impressive, memorable and proud festival.

Opening of the National Phu Dong Sports Festival

At the Opening Ceremony, the athletes' representatives and the referees' representatives expressed their promise and determination to strictly implement the Charter and regulations of the Organizing Committee. The highest determination with the spirit of sportsmanship, solidarity, honesty, and nobility; to properly implement the purpose and objectives of the National Phu Dong Sports Festival.

The 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in Hai Phong city was held from July 25 to August 6, 2024 with more than 10,000 athletes, coaches, and caregivers from 63 provinces and cities participating, competing for 217 sets of medals in 15 sports: Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Shuttlecock, Athletics, Karate, Tug of War, Taekwondo, Aerobic Gymnastics, Vovinam, Traditional Martial Arts.

Some photos at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024:

Torch relay ceremony at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival

Torch handover at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival

Participating delegations

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Chi presented a souvenir flag and flowers to the locality hosting the National Phu Dong Sports Festival.

Representatives of the Steering Committee and Organizing Committee presented flowers and souvenir flags to the delegations of athletes participating in the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival.

Delegations participating in Phu Dong Sports Festival

Hai Phong athletes at the opening ceremony

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