Closing Ceremony of the 2024 National Defense Sports Games

( Bqp.vn ) - On the evening of October 11th, at the National Military Training Center 4, the Ministry of National Defense held the closing ceremony of the 2024 National Defense Sports Games. Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Games, attended and delivered the closing speech.

Also attending were: Lieutenant General Thai Van Minh, Director of the Military Training Department, General Staff, and Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Organizing Committee of the sports competition; and Lieutenant General Pham Quang Ngan, Director of the Militia and Self-Defense Department, General Staff, and Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the sports competition.

General Nguyen Van Nghia presented flags to the teams that won first, second, and third place in the all-army competition.

The 2024 National Defense Sports Games brought together 2,688 coaches and athletes from 43 agencies and units throughout the military to compete in 12 sports. The regular forces competed in 9 sports: volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, unarmed combat, soldier fitness, armed swimming, obstacle course, and 3,000m armed obstacle course run. The militia and self-defense forces competed in 3 sports: combined military triathlon, armed swimming, and combat. The athletes competed from September 28th to October 11th at 4 locations: National Military Training Center 4, Special Forces Officer School, Political Officer School, and Army Officer School 1.

Representatives of the Organizing Committee presented the flags to the first, second, and third place winners in the militia and self-defense forces category.

Results of the regular sports competition: Military Region 1 (First Place), Military Region 3 (Second Place), Military Region 5 (Third Place), Military Region 7 (Honorable Mention). First, Second, and Third place in the militia and self-defense forces category were: Military Region 7, Military Region 3, and the Hanoi Capital Command, respectively.

General Nguyen Van Nghia delivered a speech at the closing ceremony.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia warmly congratulated the success of the sports event, commending the efforts of the Organizing Committee, referees, host unit, and the units and individuals who achieved outstanding results. This is a very encouraging result, reflecting the true nature of training and the sports movement in the Army and militia forces in the past period.

The sports festival was truly a celebration of competition, leaving behind valuable lessons for physical training and the sports movement within the unit. The participating forces demonstrated a strong spirit of solidarity, honesty, and dedication, aiming for the goal of "Being healthy to build and defend the Fatherland" for officers and athletes. The results of the sports festival clearly reflected the awareness and responsibility of the Party committees and commanders at all levels in leadership, guidance, and implementation of training in general, and physical training in particular, meeting the requirements of building and defending the Fatherland.

Representatives of the Organizing Committee presented the flag to the first-place team in indoor volleyball.

To promote physical training and sports activities in the Army and militia forces, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia suggested that agencies and units do a good job of disseminating information so that officers and soldiers have a correct understanding of physical training, meeting the training requirements of their units. Functional agencies should actively advise and propose solutions to improve the effectiveness of physical training and develop the sports movement in agencies and units throughout the army. They should continue to replicate advanced models at sports competitions, and units should conduct experience sharing sessions to ensure the sustainable development of physical training and the sports movement.

Pham Truong

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