The plan was revealed by Vuong Bich Thang, Director of the National Administration of Sports and Physical Training at a conference in Hanoi on December 24 to review the agency’s performance in 2018 and launch its tasks for 2019.

National men's football team celebrates with the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup trophy.

Addressing the event, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said that in 2019, the administration should focus on eight main tasks, including completing a plan to organize the 31st SEA Games in 2021, working with the Vietnam Football Federation to hold the Vietnam football tournament (Vietnamese League) in 2019, and improving sport facilities serving key sports.

The sector needs to concentrate on encouraging people to do exercise regularly, improving the achievements of athletes in major sports at regional, continental and global sport tournaments.

At the same time, it should strengthen coordination with media agencies to popularise key sports, the minister said.

Thang said that in 2018, the sector showed strong performance in State management while giving advice to the building of legal documents and promoting the movement to do exercise among the population.

In the year, Vietnam won 386 gold medals with 27 medals at world tournaments, 80 at Asian competitions and 259 at Southeast Asian tournament. Besides, it bagged 296 silver and 235 bronze medals, he noted.

Bac Giang city ranks first at traditional sports festival for older persons

(BGO) – The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the northern province of Bac Giang on November 3 coordinated with the provincial Association for the Elderly to hold the soft volleyball competition (the last game) at the provincial Center of Culture, Sports and Tourism within the framework of the twenty five Traditional Sports Festival for Older Persons 2018 in the province. 

 

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Bac Giang sporting delegation targets National Sports Festival’s top 20

(BGO) – A ceremony was held by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to see off the Bac Giang sporting delegation to the 8th National Sports Festival 2018 in the Bac Giang provincial Conventional Hall on November 14. 

 

Bac Giang win women's team badminton at National Sports Games

(BGO) - Right to the nature of a final match, the confrontation between Bac Giang and Thai Binh female badminton teams followed a very choky scenario. The final match of the badminton women’s team event at the 2018 National Sports Games, which took place at the Cau Giay Stadium in Hanoi on November 20 night, brought to the audience many emotions.

 

Track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh wins gold and sets record at 2018 National Sports Festival

(BGO) – The athletes of the Bac Giang sports team took a great effort for a successful competition day at the ongoing National Sports Festival on November 28, especially Nguyen Thi Oanh in track and field event. 

 

Source: VNA