Elderly people choose aerobics to participate in sports and exercise to maintain health.
Highlights in 2024
If many years ago, sports training and competition were often concentrated in central areas of the province, district or some communes and towns, now the sports training and competition movement has been present in all localities and regions. From cadres, civil servants, public employees, armed forces, schools to communes, hamlets, residential areas, hobby groups and many people who practice individually... The strong development of the mass sports movement in 2024 is clearly demonstrated through many TT events attracting a large number of classes to actively participate and cheer. Among them, it is possible to mention the organization of the Olympic Running Day for the health of the whole people in 2024 according to the policy of the Provincial People's Committee, 100% of communes, wards and towns have forces participating (organizing or sending forces to participate). According to statistics from the Sports sector, hundreds of sports competitions at all levels have been organized, from provincial, district, and industry competitions to commune and town competitions, and friendly competitions between clubs and hobby groups (in 2024, there will be over 480 sports competitions at all levels). Currently, the province has more than 1,600 sports clubs (an increase of 110 clubs compared to 2023) with more than 1,400 sports facilities, increasingly meeting the widespread movement of sports training and competition across the province.
Many sports clubs have been well maintained for decades and "made their name" through competitions, actively spreading the practice of physical training to improve health. These include: the Provincial Police Football Club, the Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Football Club, Ham Luong Yoga - Health Club, the Provincial Cultural - Cinema Center Volleyball Club, Ben Tre Running Club (Ben Tre City), Phan Liem High School Athletics Club (Ba Tri District), Chau Binh Commune Women's Union Fitness Club (Giong Trom)... Along with that, many new clubs have also been established, gathering people with the same interests in practicing sports. In particular, in recent years, especially in 2024, the movement of practicing petanque and pickleball in the province is growing stronger and stronger, contributing to enriching the mass sports practice movement. Clubs with regular training and active participation in competitions include: Golden Turtle Petanque Club (Provincial Sports Center), Ba Tri Petanque Club, Giong Trom, Ben Tre City, BIDV Dong Khoi, Cuu Long Pickleball Club (Thanh Phu), Ben Tre Pickleball Club, Huong My Pickleball Club (Mo Cay Nam)... The head of Cuu Long Pickleball Club (Thanh Phu) Vo Van Viet commented that Pickleball is developing strongly in the provinces in general, Ben Tre in particular because this sport has many advantages in terms of development conditions; many different age groups can play. Cuu Long Club alone has over 70 members.
Sports activities in 2025
According to the assessment of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Party committees, authorities, sectors and organizations at all levels have made profound changes in their roles, responsibilities, attention and strengthening of the direction of sports development in localities and units, including sports development targets in resolutions, programs, work plans and annual emulation. Sectors, organizations and organizations consider sports as a means of gathering forces to propagate and implement political tasks of the unit and orient and organize sports activities from the province to the grassroots level. Integrating the targets of the campaign "All people practice physical training following the example of great Uncle Ho" into the sector's action plan to focus on leadership and direction of implementation at the unit as well as at the grassroots level.
Along with the TT subjects, the content of popularizing swimming to prevent drowning is also one of the mass TT topics that the TT sector has been interested in implementing throughout the years. The Management Board of the Swimming Popularization Project at all levels organizes, propagates, and promotes swimming lessons throughout the implementation period of the project. In 2024, the Provincial Swimming Popularization Project Management Board organized a ceremony to launch swimming lessons to prevent drowning and the 7th Provincial Swimming Popularization Tournament - 2024. During the year, 1,005 classes were organized, and swimming universalization certificates were issued to more than 20,000 children. Towards 2025, popularizing swimming to prevent drowning for children continues to be one of the key contents of mass TT activities according to the industry's orientation.
Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dung informed that the sector continues to implement and improve the quality of the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho" associated with the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life". Strengthen the leadership of Party committees and authorities at all levels in the cause of sports development. Continue to implement projects and plans to ensure the set targets. At the same time, support agencies and departments to organize sports activities; organize, host and coordinate the organization of provincial, cluster, regional and national sports tournaments according to plan.
“In the coming time, the industry will promote the socialization of sports, mobilize the participation of social organizations, businesses and people to voluntarily contribute to investing in building facilities and equipment for sports training and competition. Increase mobilization and create favorable conditions for all organizations and individuals to participate in investing in the development of mass sports and high-performance sports. Diversify types of sports activities, expand the competition system of grassroots sports tournaments to motivate and encourage all subjects to participate in training”. (Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Ngoc Dung) |
Article and photos: Anh Nguyet
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