This information was given at the conference to summarize the work of students in the 2024-2025 school year organized by the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City on October 24.
According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, in the past school year, the city's education sector coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports and the city's federations and sports associations to organize competitions in 29 sports from the grassroots to the city level.
The diverse competitions include: Basketball, Football, Tennis, Table Tennis, Futsal, Badminton, Song Push-ups, Chess, Karatedo, Petanque, Pencak Silat, cross country, Chess, Judo, tug of War, Football, Swimming, Volleyball, Athletics, Weightlifting, Shooting, Tennis, Vovinam, Traditional Martial Arts, C cloud Sports, Aerobic Sports, Exercise, Wushu and Taekwondo.
At the school level, 100% of units have organized 5-7 sports, with more than 530,000 students participating. The city level organizes 21 subjects, with more than 12,000 students competing.
Not only stopping at tournaments in the city, the Ho Chi Minh City student sports delegation also achieved many outstanding achievements at the 2025 National High School Sports Tournament.
With 237 athletes participating in 5 sports including Football, Vovinam, Swimming, Basketball and Athletics, the Ho Chi Minh City team won first place overall, achieving a total of 67 Gold medals, 41 Silver medals and 39 Bronze medals.
In addition to regular physical education classes, extracurricular sports activities at schools are also promoted.
Currently, 92.23% of schools in the area have sports clubs for students, with many rich types such as martial arts clubs, physical education, football, basketball, badminton, etc. Many schools maintain regular sports activities, creating a dynamic and healthy training environment for students.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City said that over the years, the city's education sector has set a target of each student playing at least one sport.
"Sports help students not only develop physically but also discover talents, form passion, team spirit and the will to practice," said Mr. Hieu.
According to Mr. Hieu, the biggest difficulty at present is not only the cost or facilities, but the awareness of the school's leadership.
"Chiefs and youth assistants need to focus on the rights of students, helping them develop comprehensively. After this conference, schools need to review and arrange reasonable timetables, ensuring a balance between cultural learning and physical activity," Mr. Hieu emphasized.
