Spread the exercise movement

Implementing the campaign "All people practice physical training following the example of great Uncle Ho", recently, the physical training and sports movement in Dong Ha City has been taking place vigorously, spreading widely among all classes of people.

Spreading the movement of physical exercise and sports in Dong Ha

Many people in Dong Ha City choose Fidel Park as a place to practice sports - Photo: VH

The beautiful image in Dong Ha every morning and evening today is on some streets in the central area, suburbs and parks, many people participate in sports activities depending on their age, health and passion. This year, 72 years old, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Lan in Quarter 6, Ward 1 participates in sports activities every day at Fidel Park. Dancing with the sisters in the neighborhood and walking are activities that Mrs. Lan loves.

“Before, I only exercised occasionally, but since my friends informed me about the benefits of regular exercise, I spend at least 45 minutes every day exercising. Thanks to regular exercise, my fatty blood disease has almost completely disappeared, and I feel very comfortable and excited,” Ms. Lan shared.

Sharing the same view, Mr. Nguyen Chi Dung, in Quarter 2, Ward 5, said that practicing sports brings many health benefits. Therefore, for nearly 5 years now, he has spent about 40 minutes every day playing badminton with his friends. “I didn’t play any sports before, but after watching a few times and being encouraged by my friends, I chose badminton. With high intensity of movement, requiring flexibility and agility, this sport brings many benefits to physical and mental health.”

Folk dancing, walking, badminton or cycling, football, volleyball, tennis, jogging, martial arts, swimming, aerobics... are the sports that many Dong Ha people choose to practice, improve their health and participate in competitions when they have the opportunity.

According to information from the Dong Ha City Center for Culture, Information and Sports, up to now, 40.3% of the city's population regularly participates in physical training and sports; 54.4% of families regularly practice physical training and meet the standards of sports families. There are currently hundreds of clubs and regular physical training centers in the area. Mass physical training and sports activities are organized enthusiastically from the city to the grassroots, especially on major holidays of the homeland, country, holidays and Tet.

As at the end of April, the City People's Committee coordinated with VietRace365 Joint Stock Company and Quang Tri Runners Club to organize the 2024 Dong Ha City Marathon - A Breakthrough Journey on the Land of Fire. This is the first large-scale marathon held in Dong Ha City with the participation of 2,500 professional and amateur male and female athletes competing in 3 distances: 5 km, 10 km and 21 km.

The success of this event not only created the premise for the Dong Ha City Marathon to become an annual activity, thereby further promoting the sports training movement in the area, but also an opportunity to promote the image of the land and people of Quang Tri in general, and Dong Ha City in particular, to friends near and far, contributing to the development of local tourism.

The quality of teaching and learning physical education and developing extracurricular sports in schools is increasingly improved. For example, at the 7th Phu Dong Sports Festival of Quang Tri Province in 2024, the City Department of Education and Training was awarded the First Flag by the Organizing Committee for the Department of Education and Training; Dong Ha High School was awarded the First Flag for the High School Group.

The sports movement among civil servants, public employees, workers, and officers and soldiers of the armed forces has had positive changes. Along with the strong development of the mass sports movement, the work of selecting and training athletes to participate in high-performance sports competitions has always been of interest, achieving good results at the Provincial Sports Festivals...

Director of Dong Ha City Center for Culture, Information and Sports Hoang Thanh Su said: “In order for the local sports movement to develop further, the city has done a good job of disseminating information and propaganda about the Party's policies and the State's laws on sports development.

The authorities and wards encourage and create all favorable conditions for people to practice sports, organizations and individuals to participate in building and developing sports groups and clubs; restore and develop traditional sports; organize many sports movements and competitions for all subjects. Along with that, many resources have been mobilized to invest in developing infrastructure and equipment for people's sports practice and competition.

Up to now, Dong Ha has 1 gymnasium, 11 training houses, 6 solid swimming pools, 14 11-a-side football fields, more than 100 mini football fields, 47 volleyball courts, 26 tennis courts, 50 badminton courts, 9 gyms, 5 entertainment areas for children; public places such as Fidel Park, Le Duan Park, Hoang Dieu Street sidewalks... all have free sports training equipment; 9/9 wards have planned land funds for sports; built a cultural and sports center facility area...

This is the basic condition for the sports training movement in the central urban area of the province to develop more and more, spreading the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho".

Vu Hoang

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