On the afternoon of March 26, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai province organized a meeting to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the traditional day of the sports industry (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2026).
At the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoa - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai province reviewed the 80-year tradition of the sports industry and the contributions and achievements of athletes in the area in the past time.
Mr. Nguyen Thai Hoa also sent his deep gratitude to leaders and former leaders through the periods who have accompanied, contributed, and built the province's sports industry.
On behalf of those working in the field of sports in Lao Cai province, Hoang Thi Phuong - a Taekwondo athlete thanked the teachers for their efforts to overcome shortcomings and limitations in training equipment but still wholeheartedly for students, creating motivation for them to try to practice and achieve many high achievements for the province as well as domestically and internationally.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nong Viet Yen - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai province frankly shared the efforts and endeavors of the sports sector in recent years.
The Director of the Department also frankly pointed out that "the provincial sports sector has not yet fully promoted its strengths".
At the same time, he emphasized that in recent years, the industry still has many limitations in terms of facilities, training equipment, policies to support athletes, organization of tournaments, and advisory work...
Mr. Nong Viet Yen emphasized: "Stadiums where there are are not used, places where they want to be used are not available. The province's football team only gathers players when the season comes. There is no foundation, no systematic investment from the beginning.
To make physical education and sports in the coming time increasingly towards professionalism and development, the unit must frankly recognize, share and change.
To do that, right in the term, it is necessary to have specific orientations, how to turn sports into a sports industry, towards a sports economy," Mr. Yen said.
The Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism shared that the sports sector must change its mindset from "sport spends money" to "sport makes money", build a sports ecosystem, and organize sports tournaments associated with businesses.
In addition, encourage investment and training equipment, infrastructure, training. Build national branded tournaments such as horse racing, running, mountain climbing...
At the same time, find directions to develop new sports industries from Thac Ba Lake, paragliding, closely coordinate with the tourism industry in promoting and attracting investment.
In addition to concerns about the province's sports industry, Mr. Nong Viet Yen added: "Currently, we are in the digital age, it is necessary to apply science and technology, digital platforms to training, coaching, and even in sports tournaments.
At the same time, closely coordinate with departments, branches, and localities in discovering young talents, paying attention to investing in human resources from an early stage.
