Over the past years, implementing Resolution No. 08-NQ/TW dated December 1, 2011, by the Politburo on “Strengthening the leadership of the Party, creating a strong development in physical training and sports until 2020” and Directive No. 10-CT/TU dated July 9, 2012, by the Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee on “Strengthening the leadership of the Party, creating a strong development in physical training and sports in the capital until 2020”; Son Tay town has effectively implemented the development of physical training and sports.
Son Tay town commends collectives with outstanding achievements in implementing Resolution No. 08-NQ/TW dated December 1, 2011 by the Politburo
Photo: Hoang Phuong
Over the years, the town’s mass exercise and sports movement has developed widely, attracting a large number of people to practice. From compulsorily propagating, mobilizing, and practicing has become a self-conscious need of every citizen. In residential areas, the practice movement has developed widely. People actively participate in the practice of sports: football, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, shuttlecock, chess, swimming, gymnastics, sports dancing, yoga, bodybuilding, etc. Communes, wards in the locality often pay attention to investing in funding for the construction of facilities and equipment, giving priority to planning the land area to build cultural houses and playgrounds, mobilizing all resources to join together with the motto of the State and the people working together, step by step perfecting cultural institutions. Facilities for sports practice: Swimming pools, stadiums, tennis courts, etc. were built, repaired and upgraded to meet the needs of cultural activities, practice and competitions of all classes of people in the area.
Sports movement develops widely, contributing to people’s health care
Photo: Pham Hao
The field of high-performance sports is a key investment in Son Tay Town. The town’s athletes in spearhead sports teams achieved high results in city and national sports tournaments. In the past 10 years, there have been more than 5,000 turns of the town’s athletes participating in city-level competitions, winning over 400 Gold Medals, 300 Silver Medals, 300 Bronze Medals; participating in the National Family Table Tennis Tournament to gain 02 Gold Medals, the National Table Tennis Tournament for the Disabled, gaining 12 medals of all kinds; contributed more than 10 times of high-level athletes participating in Southeast Asian and Asian arenas.
The effective implementation of the development of physical training and sports contributes to improving health, building a healthy lifestyle, improving the spiritual life of the People and at the same time making a positive contribution to the implementation of building a better quality of cultural life at the grassroots level, promoting the spirit of solidarity, building an increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized town.
Minh Duc