Trieu Thuong commune men's and women's team on the "green race track" of Thach Han - Photo: DC
Make a mark on achievements
The Trieu Thuong commune boat racing team was established 15 years ago with the core being athletes from Tan Xuan village. Having been attached to the river for generations, the people of Tan Xuan village, when wearing the athlete's uniform and practicing for a short time, mastering the rules, can confidently participate in the traditional boat racing festival of Trieu Phong district.
Mr. Vo Thanh Quang, a Cultural and Social Officer of the People's Committee of Trieu Thuong Commune, said that the traditional boat racing sport in Trieu Thuong Commune has existed for a long time, but it was not until 2010 that a team was established to participate in the district-level racing tournament. Participating in a major race for the first time, the men's and women's teams of Trieu Thuong Commune confidently competed with strong localities such as Trieu Thuan, Trieu Thanh, and Trieu Do. From 2011 to now, Trieu Thuong Commune has become one of the leading names in the entire district and province in developing the boat racing movement and has achieved many achievements.
Mr. Tran Chi, Head of Tan Xuan Village, said that whenever a race is about to take place, the athletes always put aside all their work to spend time practicing and competing. All athletes in Tan Xuan Village are in good health, often traveling on boats or fishing, so they only need a short time practicing together to be ready to conquer the "green race track". People of all ages in the village love traditional boat racing and are willing to "fuel" it by supporting the athletes with material support and cheering them on. From 2020 to 2025, the Trieu Thuong boat racing team has always been considered a top candidate for the first prize at the district and provincial levels. Notably, the team won the first prize in 2022, 2023 and 2025 at the Trieu Phong Traditional Boat Racing Festival.
From the above achievements, many athletes of the commune were selected to join the Trieu Phong district team to participate in the Traditional Boat Racing Tournament "National Unification Festival" of Quang Tri province. On the Ben Hai River, athletes of Tan Xuan village have promoted the spirit of solidarity and maintained good form, contributing with their teammates to bring high results to Trieu Phong district sports . A typical achievement is the achievement of winning the first prize for 3 consecutive years (from 2022 to 2024). Many localities across the country have raised the issue of inviting athletes of Tan Xuan village to compete. Through the achievements, Tan Xuan is known by many people and praised. "No matter which team they wear, athletes from Tan Xuan always compete with a high sense of responsibility to bring victory. We will continue to make boat racing famous in Tan Xuan, while actively contributing to the sports of Trieu Thuong commune, Trieu Phong district, developing and leaving a strong mark in the whole province", athlete Nguyen Thoi shared.
Aiming for a new goal
To maintain and promote the achievements of traditional boat racing in Trieu Thuong commune, from 2023, the People's Committee of Trieu Thuong commune decided to establish the Trieu Thuong Commune Boat Racing Club; consolidate the team of athletes with more than 50 male and female athletes; allocate local budget to invest in purchasing boats, oars, costumes and ensure training and competition regimes for each athlete; promote the mobilization of social resources to support athletes during competitions; timely reward when achieving high achievements... Before each tournament, local leaders regularly visit, encourage and give gifts, and at the same time send officials and civil servants to live with and guide the athletes in training.
Mr. Tran Chi said that after each race, the leaders of the commune, Tan Xuan village and the boat racing club hold meetings to evaluate all aspects, from which new solutions are proposed to further develop the movement. Currently, the club aims to build a generation of young athletes to ensure succession, because the athletes who created the "brand" of Trieu Thuong boat racing are now old and their health is gradually declining. "What we are concerned about now is that the Traditional Boat Racing Festival of Trieu Phong district may no longer be held when the district-level administrative unit ends its operations from July 1, 2025.
The lack of an annual district-level playground will greatly affect the general movement of many localities, including Trieu Thuong. Therefore, athletes from Tan Xuan village hope that superiors will pay attention and organize another traditional boat racing tournament of a comparable scale to replace the Trieu Phong district boat racing tournament so that localities have the opportunity to exchange and compete, thereby both maintaining the traditional sports movement and meeting the enjoyment needs of the people," said Mr. Chi.
According to the project to arrange commune-level administrative units of Quang Tri province (new) in 2025, a new commune named Trieu Phong will be established on the basis of merging 3 commune-level administrative units: Trieu Thanh, Trieu Thuong and Ai Tu town. In the traditional boat racing festival of Trieu Phong district, the above 3 units are all strong units competing in class A. Therefore, according to the assessment, when Trieu Phong commune is established, it will become a locality with a very strong boat racing movement.
Chairman of Trieu Thuong Commune People's Committee Nguyen Quang Thinh said: "We will propose to organize an expanded commune-level boat racing tournament on the occasion of the birthday of General Secretary Le Duan on April 7. Because when Trieu Phong commune is newly established, it will have all the necessary elements to organize the tournament and meet the enjoyment needs of people and tourists from near and far. Thereby, contributing to preserving and promoting the traditional boat racing sport towards new goals in the new period".
Hoai Diem Chi
Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/duy-tri-va-nang-cao-vi-the-tren-duong-dua-xanh-194030.htm
Comment (0)