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Nine kinds of sports will be the focus of HCM City's main sports activities
HCM City (VNA) - Nine kinds of sports will be the focus of HCM City's main sports
activities under a plan to 2020, according to officials.
Mai Ba Hung, deputy director of the city's Department of Cultural, Sports and
Tourism, said the sports include taekwondo, judo, volleyball, athletics, bicycle,
table tennis, tennis, badminton and football.
Although these sports are popular, they have not been developed adequately, Hung said.
The city will also focus on enhancing Olympic sports like weight-lifting and
gymnastics, as well as athletics, male volleyball, martial arts, tennis and
badminton.
In addition, the HCM City Football Club said it will further invest in football,
although the club is faced with a shortage of finances.
The department has also asked Thong Nhat Stadium to offer training programmes for
young footballers to develop a long-term pool of players for football.
Hung, who is upbeat about the sport, said: "I think city football will see further
progress this year."
Other sports like table tennis, cycling and tennis will also receive more funds from
various sources.
The city will also work with the sports federation to send athletes abroad for
professional training, according to Hung.
Officials said the city was considering plans to build the Rach Chiec Sport Centre
and the HCM City Sport Centre, the latter expected to be located near the Phu Tho
racetrack.
HCM City is also preparing necessary documents to ask for the right to host the SEA
Games in 2015, 2017 or 2019.
For long-term planning, the department will select athletes with the most potential
and train them into professional athletes. It is also working with many sport
centres to invest in other sports with potential, especially beach volleyball.
The number of city residents who play sports has been increasing, accounting for up
to 25 percent of the city's population until October last year, according to city
authorities.
In 2010, the city held a total of nearly 800 amateur sport competitions./.
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activities under a plan to 2020, according to officials.
Mai Ba Hung, deputy director of the city's Department of Cultural, Sports and
Tourism, said the sports include taekwondo, judo, volleyball, athletics, bicycle,
table tennis, tennis, badminton and football.
Although these sports are popular, they have not been developed adequately, Hung said.
The city will also focus on enhancing Olympic sports like weight-lifting and
gymnastics, as well as athletics, male volleyball, martial arts, tennis and
badminton.
In addition, the HCM City Football Club said it will further invest in football,
although the club is faced with a shortage of finances.
The department has also asked Thong Nhat Stadium to offer training programmes for
young footballers to develop a long-term pool of players for football.
Hung, who is upbeat about the sport, said: "I think city football will see further
progress this year."
Other sports like table tennis, cycling and tennis will also receive more funds from
various sources.
The city will also work with the sports federation to send athletes abroad for
professional training, according to Hung.
Officials said the city was considering plans to build the Rach Chiec Sport Centre
and the HCM City Sport Centre, the latter expected to be located near the Phu Tho
racetrack.
HCM City is also preparing necessary documents to ask for the right to host the SEA
Games in 2015, 2017 or 2019.
For long-term planning, the department will select athletes with the most potential
and train them into professional athletes. It is also working with many sport
centres to invest in other sports with potential, especially beach volleyball.
The number of city residents who play sports has been increasing, accounting for up
to 25 percent of the city's population until October last year, according to city
authorities.
In 2010, the city held a total of nearly 800 amateur sport competitions./.
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