Phuc Tho Commune: Nearly 400 athletes participate in the Cross Country Race

Athletes participating in the Phuc Tho Commune Cross Country Run. Photo: Phuong Hue

Participating in the Phuc Tho Commune Cross Country Race this year, there are 56 teams with nearly 400 athletes from agencies, units, villages, and residential groups in the area. The athletes competing in distances for young men and women are junior high school students; male and female are cadres, workers, civil servants, laborers, armed forces, students of high schools, and Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony. Photo: Phuong Hue

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho Commune Nguyen Van Cong said that in recent years, the mass physical exercise and sports movement in Phuc Tho Commune has developed strongly in both breadth and depth. Currently, there are 126 sports clubs in the commune; the rate of people participating in regular physical exercise and sports is 43.6%; the rate of families practicing physical exercise and sports is 40.2%.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Tho Commune Nguyen Van Cong delivered the opening speech. Photo: Phuong Hue

Many athletes of Phuc Tho commune have achieved high results in city competitions, in which sports walking and running are increasingly popular and have become large movements, attracting many people from all walks of life to participate, contributing to forming good habits and beautiful lifestyles among the people, building a safe community and a healthy living environment.

Delegates run in response. Photo: Phuong Hue

The Phuc Tho District Cross Country Race aims to promote the spirit of patriotic emulation, serve the cause of industrialization and modernization, join hands to build the homeland and country to become more and more beautiful, civilized and modern. Thereby strongly promoting the movement of the whole people to exercise following the example of the great Uncle Ho, improve health for studying, working and creating. Through the tournament, a part is to test, evaluate the quality and select talented athletes to train and prepare to compete in city sports tournaments in 2025.