Dien Bien people 'become' soldiers, militia compete in pushing bicycles and carrying ammunition

The teams competed fiercely in the cart pushing and ammunition loading contest - Photo: TU HA

Amidst the cheers and encouragement of the large number of people and tourists present at the central relic area of Dien Bien Phu base (De Castries bunker), 18 teams from districts, towns and cities in Dien Bien province enthusiastically transformed into soldiers and militiamen to try their hand at pushing bicycles and loading ammunition on March 17.

This is both a sports competition and an experience activity recreating the heroic history, the effort to overcome difficulties to support and ensure supplies for the battlefield of the heroic land of Dien Bien Phu.

The contest took place amidst cheers and laughter - Photo: TU HA

The competition is a competition of 10 male teams and 8 female teams. Each team consists of 3 people participating in the relay race of pushing a bicycle and carrying a box of ammunition. The distance of pushing a bicycle is 450m and the distance of carrying a box of ammunition is 150m.

Interestingly, the load capacity of the bicycle pack is up to 100kg and the ammunition box weighs nearly 20kg. The teams compete to push the bicycle pack and load ammunition in the trench area around the relic site, while there are also staged scenes to recreate history as closely as possible.

Each cart weighs 100kg and the cart is pushed 450m long with different terrains, challenging the strong will of the competing teams - Photo: TU HA

The team that completes the race in the shortest time wins first prize, the next teams in order will win second and third prizes. This is also a collective tournament that requires solidarity and unity among members, each team only completes the race when all members touch the national flag at the finish line.

The contest brings many emotions to people and tourists coming to Dien Bien - Photo: TU HA

After moments of dramatic and persistent competition from the teams, in the men's team event, the team from the Dien Bien Provincial Military Command won first place with a competition time of 2 minutes, followed by the Dien Bien District team. The two teams tied for third place were the Tua Chua District team and Phan Dinh Giot High School.

The team only completes the competition when all team members reach the finish line and touch the national flag at the finish line - Photo: TU HA

In the women's team event, Phan Dinh Giot High School won first prize, Tua Chua district came in second, and Dien Bien district and Dien Bien Phu city shared third prize.

This unique activity also attracts a large number of tourists. The experience of pushing a cart and loading ammunition will last until March 18.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ba-con-dien-bien-hoa-bo-doi-dan-quan-hung-khoi-thi-day-xe-dap-tho-tai-dan-20240317184627674.htm