Ho Chi Minh City student sports tournament explodes

The Ho Chi Minh City Student Sports Tournament for the 2025-2026 school year was simultaneously opened this morning (September 21) at Hung Vuong High School, Cho Lon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City and Ly Phong Secondary School, An Dong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

Bùng nổ giải thể thao học sinh TP.HCM- Ảnh 1. — Opening ceremony of student sports tournament at Hung Vuong High School, Cho Lon ward, Ho Chi Minh City

Bùng nổ giải thể thao học sinh TP.HCM- Ảnh 2. — Opening ceremony of student sports tournament at Ly Phong Secondary School, An Dong ward

Bùng nổ giải thể thao học sinh TP.HCM- Ảnh 3. — Students of Ly Phong Secondary School were full of energy on the opening day of the student sports tournament on the morning of September 21.

Student sports competitions are organized to develop and improve the quality and effectiveness of physical education as well as school sports activities. From there, improve health, develop comprehensive physical strength, equip knowledge, motor skills and form the habit of regular physical exercise and sports for students.

At the same time, the tournaments contribute to improving students' stature and physical condition, educating their personality and cultivating their moral qualities, contributing to the task of building a new generation to meet the requirements of the country's industrialization and modernization.

Bùng nổ giải thể thao học sinh TP.HCM- Ảnh 4. — Men's football competition of Hung Vuong High School boys

Bùng nổ giải thể thao học sinh TP.HCM- Ảnh 5. — Exciting tug of war competition of students from Hung Vuong High School, Ho Chi Minh City

Ms. Ly Thi My Le, Vice Principal of Hung Vuong High School, Ho Chi Minh City, said that this year's Hung Vuong High School student sports tournament had the participation of many students from all classes with 8 competitions: Chinese chess, chess, shuttlecock kicking, handball, basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, and tug of war.

A total of more than 1,600 students registered to participate in the events of the festival. They will promote the spirit of solidarity, improve their health and compete in sportsmanship to achieve the best results.

"The sports movement among students has always been one of the important tasks in comprehensive education. The sports festival is not only a healthy playground for students to exchange and learn, but also an opportunity to discover and nurture the school's sports talents," said Ms. My Le.

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Chess (left) and Chinese chess competition of male and female athletes of Hung Vuong High School

PHOTO: PHUONG HA

Student sports competitions contribute to fostering the spirit of solidarity, honesty and nobility.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Hung Vuong High School student sports tournament on the morning of September 21, Mr. Le Hoang Son Chau, physical education specialist, Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that this is a truly meaningful event, not only for the schools but also for the school sports movement of Ho Chi Minh City.

"Hung Vuong High School and Ly Phong Middle School are the first two schools in Region 1, Ho Chi Minh City, after the merger of three regions, to pioneer in organizing the Student Sports Tournament. This is a clear demonstration of the spirit of innovation, creativity and determination of the school's board of directors, as well as the enthusiasm and dynamism of the physical education department," said Mr. Le Hoang Son Chau.

Mr. Chau affirmed: "Student sports competitions not only contribute to improving health and physical strength, but also foster the spirit of solidarity, honesty, and nobility - values that are essential for students to develop comprehensively in terms of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, and aesthetics. Today's tournament will be an opportunity for students to exchange, learn, affirm their talents, and most of all, together build a dynamic, healthy, and enthusiastic learning environment for youth."