Attending the opening ceremony, on the side of the Central delegates were comrade Le Thanh Long, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Dac Vinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Culture and Education Committee; Nguyen Kim Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Education and Training; Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Head of the Steering Committee of the 10th National Phu Dong Health Association in 2024.
On the side of Hai Phong City, there were Mr. Le Tien Chau, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Hai Phong City Party Committee, Head of the city's National Assembly Delegation and leaders of the People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the city. and 10,000 athletes and coaches from 63 provinces and cities across the country.
The 10th National Phu Dong Health Festival in 2024 will be held in 2 stages. Phase 1 of the regional round takes place from April 20 to June 20 in 5 provinces and cities. Phase 2 of the national round takes place from July 25 to August 6, hosted by Hai Phong city; attracting 10,000 athletes, coaches, and caregivers from 63 provinces and cities.
Teams of athletes competed for 217 sets of medals in 15 subjects: Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Shuttlecock, Athletics, Karate, Tug of War, Taekwondo, Gymnastics Aerobic, Vovinam, Traditional Martial Arts, at 19 competition venues in Hai Phong City.
The highlight of the center stage of the opening ceremony of the 10th National Phu Dong Health Festival in 2024 is the torch platform with the image of bamboo shoots connected with the V-shaped image representing the message Victory - Victory. The image of young bamboo shoots represents and symbolizes Vietnamese teenagers, the future generation of the country.
In his opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Kim Son - Minister of Education and Training - said: Phu Dong Health Festival is the largest sports festival for students nationwide, held annually every 4 years. is the highest convergence and concentration point of the physical training movement to improve the health of high school students. At the same time, this is also an opportunity for sports talents among students across the country to show off. Localities also take this opportunity to discover their own sports talents.
After more than 40 years of implementation and 10 congresses, the 2024 National Phu Dong Sports Festival is the largest school sports conference ever with more than 20,000 student athletes and officials from 63 countries. Provinces and cities compete in 15 sports. The recent successes of the Phu Dong Health Association at all levels are the result of strict direction and investment by leaders at all levels of party committees, local authorities and educational institutions. care of families, parents, coaches and the whole society.
