Khanh Hoa’s leaders meet with outstanding coaches and athletes 

Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Khanh Hoa Provincial met with the outstanding coaches and athletes of the province at a year-end meeting on January 23. The representatives attending the meeting were Nguyen Khac Toan - Permanent Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Pham Thi Xuan Trang - Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Dinh Van Thieu - Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Cao Ngoc Tam - Deputy Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; and so on. 

Khanh Hoa’s leaders at the year-end meeting with outstanding coaches and athletes

In 2023, Khanh Hoa’s sports sector organized and jointly organized many sports activities with encouraging achievements. The people who practiced exercise and sports regularly made up 35.9% the total population; sports families reached 36.5% of the total number of households. Khanh Hoa now has 480 grassroots sports clubs, 16 province-level sports federations and associations. Last year, the sector organized 18 province-level sports tournaments, 126 district-level sports tournaments and 896 commune-level sports tournaments; jointly organized and hosted 20 national and international sports tournaments such as Marathon VnExpress Nha Trang 2023 (joined by over 11,500 people), The Arena OCEANMAN Cam Ranh Vietnam 2023 (joined by over 700 athletes from over 20 countries) and Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam 2023 (attracted 27 world’s golf legends).

Dinh Van Thieu delivering speech at the meeting

In 2023, Khanh Hoa’s high-achievement sports teams took part in 68 national and international tournaments, attaining 59 gold medals, 77 silver medals and 113 bronze medals. 46 athletes secured master level; 76 athletes reached national level 1. 1 coach and 7 athletes of Khanh Hoa were called up for the national team to play in SEA Games 23, winning 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. 

At the meeting, Dinh Van Thieu praised and highly appreciated the efforts and achievements of the sports sector, coaches and athletes. He hoped that the coaches and athletes would continue to strive to overcome difficulties and display well in 2024. Thieu also directed the Provincial Department of Culture and Sports, in the forthcoming time, put forward proposals to the Provincial People's Committee to gradually solve the difficulties and develop high-performance sports. The deputy chairman affirmed that the province would pay attention to supporting the sports sector and creating conditions for organizations and individuals to contribute to the development of the province’s sports movement. 

On the occasion of Lunar New Year 2024, Dinh Van Thieu wished the coaches and athletes a happy and successful new year. 

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Translated by H.N