On March 20 in Hanoi, a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports led by Deputy Director Nguyen Nam Nhan reported to the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Physical Training and Sports on the plan to host the 10th National Sports Festival in 2026.
Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City presented the plan to host the 10th National Sports Festival in 2026.
Accordingly, the leader of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City said that they have drafted a project to organize the 10th National Sports Festival and reviewed the competition venues in Ho Chi Minh City and the localities expected to co-host such as Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Tien Giang, Binh Phuoc...
According to the draft project that is in the process of collecting comments, sports will be divided into 4 groups: Group 1 is the sports in the Olympic competition program, group 2 is the ASIAD sports, group 3 is the sports regularly competed in the SEA Games, group 4 is the traditional sports, modern sports with a growing trend.
Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training Dang Ha Viet spoke about the issues of the 10th National Sports Congress in 2026.
The host city of Ho Chi Minh City expressed its desire to complete the project soon, finalize the specific competitions so that the provinces and cities can plan to build their forces according to Vietnam's Sports Development Strategy, focusing on developing key sports. This will both prepare the best forces for the Games and create an abundant supply for the national teams.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong highly appreciated the timeliness, proactiveness and positivity of Ho Chi Minh City and emphasized that the city's sports have always been among the top in the country, having led many times at the National Sports Festival. Therefore, hosting the festival will have special significance, creating momentum for the city's sports to return to their peak, contributing more to Vietnamese sports.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong closely directed the tasks to be achieved at the 10th National Sports Festival in 2026.
The Deputy Minister requested that relevant units urgently and proactively implement and complete the tasks early so that localities have time to prepare their forces. “The Department of Sports and Physical Training is requested to coordinate with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City to review documents and try to complete the draft project in April to report and submit to the Prime Minister for approval. In June, the Department of Sports and Physical Training and specialized departments will continue to coordinate with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City to complete the framework regulations as a basis for localities to have the best preparation. The more complete and early the implementation process is, the more favorable it will be, achieving high results for the organization process,” said Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong.
The Deputy Minister also noted that the selection of events to be held at the Games must follow the development orientation of Vietnamese sports, aiming at the Olympic and ASIAD arenas as in the spirit of the Conference on Development of High Performance Sports chaired by Minister Nguyen Van Hung that was recently held. The Deputy Minister also emphasized that the drafting of the project to host the Games must also pay attention to tasks such as food and accommodation arrangements, ensuring conditions for security, health care, anti-doping, etc.
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