To raise the efficiency of the campaign, the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked relevant agencies, units, and localities to pay due attention to promoting sports and physical exercise movements at communes, wards, agencies, schools, businesses, armed forces’ units, and social organizations.
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At the launching ceremony of the campaign |
Together with mobilizing all resources for the development of sports movement, they should call upon local people to actively join physical exercise activities and create favorable conditions for sports development agencies to diversify sports suitable for students, the elderly, those with disabilities, civil servants, workers and others.
In response to the campaign, Ho Chi Minh City has over the past time invested in sports facilities. The city alsohosted various sports events, including a movement to encourage children to learn basic swimming skills to protect themselves from drowning, a sports day within the new rural-styled area building movement, a boat race, a bicycle race, and a Tai Chi day for elderly people, among others.
On the occasion, the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded groups and individuals with outstanding achievements in swimming movements to prevent drowning in the 2016-2020 period. The municipal People’s Committee also honored groups and individuals with outstanding achievements in the “All people do exercise following Uncle Ho's example” campaign in the 2012-2020 period.
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People join the Olympic Run Day for public health in 2021. |
After the launching ceremony, troops and local people joined the Olympic Run Day for public health in 2021. During the event, participants ran through main streets in Ho Chi Minh City, including Le Duan, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Le Thanh Ton, and Pasteur.
On the same day, many people in various districts in Ho Chi Minh City also ran in response to the Olympic Run Day for public health.
Translated by Tran Hoai