14TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM

Hanoi to host 10th Gymnastics & Sports Games Congress

Thuy Duong

Jan 16, 2021 / 06:07 PM

The event aims to find Hanoi potential athletes who will participate in the upcoming sports tournaments nationally and internationally.

Hanoi will organize the 10th Hanoi Gymnastics & Sport Games Congress of 2021-22.

The congress will be held at three levels including ward and commune, district and city games. The ward and commune games will be held before September 30, 2021. The district level games is slated to take place before December 30, 2021 (or in March 2022 for the Education and Training sector) and capital’s Gymnastics & Sports Games is scheduled to open on May 15, 2022 and close on June 6, 2022.

The annual Hanoi Gymnastics & Sports Games is organized to encourage people to practice physical training. Photo: Thuy Tien

The congress will feature 22 sports, including: athletics, swimming, badminton, table tennis, soccer, tug of war, chess, Chinese chess, basketball, aerobic, shuttlecock, dance sport, Karate, Taekwondo, traditional martial arts, Pencak Silat, Wushu, Vovinam, wrestling, Yang-Sheng exercise, volleyball and tennis.

The event aims at celebrating the success of the Party Congress at all levels and the 13th National Party Congress; welcoming the 15th National Assembly Election and People's Council members at all levels for the term 2021-26; and serving as the warming up for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (31st SEA Games) and the 11st Southeast Asian Games for People with Disabilities (ASEAN Para Games 11) that will take place in 2021 in Hanoi.

The City People's Committee urged the sport games to truly become a campaign among the people of all walks of life, encouraging everyone to practice physical training and improve their health.

The organization of annually Hanoi Gymnastics & Sports Games are also aimed to find Hanoi potential athletes and cultivate them to become high-performance sportsmen who will participate in the upcoming sports tournaments nationally and internationally.

Hanoi athletes ready for success at the upcoming SEA Games 31

07 Jan, 14:49

Hanoi to contribute 30% of Vietnamese 31st SEA Games delegation’s medal tally.

Hanoi ready for this year's SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11

02 Jan, 09:31

The observance of Covid-19 prevention and control protocol will continue to be the motto of Hanoi's tourism industry in 2021.

Hanoi health sector targets digital leap under new Party resolution

Hanoi sets 2026 as a breakthrough year for healthcare reform, accelerating digital transformation, restructuring hospital networks and tightening food safety management under Politburo Resolution 72.

26 Feb, 10:47 PM

Hanoi launches state-backed innovation hub to drive digital economy

The new innovation center is designed to connect policy, technology and talent, aiming to accelerate digital transformation, support startups and position the capital as a global testing hub for emerging technologies and creative industries.

26 Feb, 10:21 PM

ASEAN youth showcase climate innovations at Hanoi exhibition

Young innovators from Vietnam and across ASEAN presented practical climate solutions in Hanoi, highlighting grassroots initiatives tackling plastic waste, renewable energy and sustainable livelihoods.

26 Feb, 05:00 PM

Hanoi issues action plan to implement 14th Party Congress resolution

The goal is to turn policies into outcomes under the principle of “less talk, more action, effective results to the end, all for the capital and its people.”

26 Feb, 04:15 PM

ASEAN youth chart next phase of climate action in Hanoi

Home to more than 680 million people, many in vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas, ASEAN is on the front line of climate change, facing rising seas, fiercer storms, prolonged droughts and accelerating biodiversity loss that endanger the region’s economic resilience and social stability.

26 Feb, 07:15 AM