Sports movement in Ta Xua

The highland commune of Ta Xua has 13 villages and more than 11,000 people, mainly Mong ethnic people, accounting for over 90%. To promote the mass physical training and sports movement, the Party Committee and the government of Ta Xua commune focus on investing in building cultural and sports facilities, creating conditions for people to practice, improve their health, and connect the community.

Tu Lu is maintained and competed by the people of Ta Xua commune in cultural festivals.

Arriving at Trang Dua Hang village in the late afternoon, at the village sports ground, we saw many women practicing volleyball, creating a lively atmosphere. Ms. Mua Thi De, a member of the village volleyball team, shared: In the past, after working in the fields, everyone went home, rarely having the opportunity to meet each other. Since the volleyball team was established, every afternoon the women make an appointment to go to the field, practice regularly, and often interact with neighboring villages, becoming more connected, and their spiritual life is also more joyful than before.

The physical training and sports movement in Ta Xua commune is associated with the implementation of the campaigns "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho", the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life"; land fund planning, mobilizing socialization to build and renovate the sports grounds of the commune and villages.

Tug of war competition at the Independence Day Festival of Ta Xua commune.

Mr. Do Van Xiem, Chairman of Ta Xua Commune People's Committee, informed: Up to now, the commune has 20 volleyball courts, 13 football fields in the villages; established 15 leather volleyball teams, 5 volleyball teams and 13 football teams. Besides modern sports, the commune maintains traditional sports and games, such as Tug of war, stick pushing, tu lu, pao throwing... organized competitions at cultural events, such as: Mong Ethnic Culture Festival, Ta Xua Cloud Festival, Independence Festival... creating a rich playground and contributing to preserving the national cultural identity. Directing the Youth Union to organize football and volleyball tournaments, creating a healthy playground for local youth. Currently, the rate of people participating in regular physical exercise and sports in the commune is 35%.

In addition, physical education and sports movements in schools in Ta Xua are also focused on; schools in the area incorporate physical education and sports activities into their curriculum and extracurricular activities, contributing to building friendly schools, active students, and creating conditions for students to develop comprehensively.

With the goal of increasing the proportion of people regularly exercising and playing sports to 45-50% by 2030, Ta Xua commune continues to promote the movement of physical exercise and sports; focuses on investing in building sports fields in villages; linking sports activities with tourism , maintaining traditional sports, organizing cross-country running competitions, mountain climbing and cloud hunting, promoting the image of Ta Xua, dynamic and rich in identity, attracting tourists to visit and experience.

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