Vietnamese people from every corner of the country will be putting ontheir running shoes later this month as communities across the countrytake part in the 2015 Olympic Run for All People’s Health.
The run, which is scheduled to take place on March 22, is the headlineevent in a health campaign that was introduced by the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism at a press briefing in Hanoi on March 12.The occasion is being co-organised by the Hanoi Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Olympic Committee.
The event, which will see people joining together to run in localparks and open spaces across Vietnam, will mark the 69 th anniversaryof the first Vietnam Sports Day and the publication of an essay pennedby late President Ho Chi Minh titled “Exercise and Health,” which calledon all people to stay healthy.
Pham Dong Anh, anofficial from the Ministry, told media that the essay has fuelled a loveof exercise and sport across the country since it was released in 1946.
The capital city of Hanoi will kick-start thecampaign with more than 3,000 people expected to run around Hoan KiemLake on the set day.
Nearly 600 communes and wardsacross the city will join the run, said To Van Dong, Director of themunicipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
According to the organisers, more than 50 provinces and cities across the country have already registered to join the event.-VNA
The run, which is scheduled to take place on March 22, is the headlineevent in a health campaign that was introduced by the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism at a press briefing in Hanoi on March 12.The occasion is being co-organised by the Hanoi Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Olympic Committee.
The event, which will see people joining together to run in localparks and open spaces across Vietnam, will mark the 69 th anniversaryof the first Vietnam Sports Day and the publication of an essay pennedby late President Ho Chi Minh titled “Exercise and Health,” which calledon all people to stay healthy.
Pham Dong Anh, anofficial from the Ministry, told media that the essay has fuelled a loveof exercise and sport across the country since it was released in 1946.
The capital city of Hanoi will kick-start thecampaign with more than 3,000 people expected to run around Hoan KiemLake on the set day.
Nearly 600 communes and wardsacross the city will join the run, said To Van Dong, Director of themunicipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
According to the organisers, more than 50 provinces and cities across the country have already registered to join the event.-VNA
