Da Nang hosts large-scale sporting events to attract tourists
The culture and sports sector of the central city of Da Nang is to host an array of large-scale sporting activities this year to attract tourists now that Vietnam officially has resumed international tourism.
A hot-air balloon festival in Da Nang in 2019. (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) - The culture and sports sector of the central city of Da Nang is to host an array of large-scale sporting activities this year to attract tourists now that Vietnam officially has resumed international tourism.
The Da Nang International Marathon 2022 is to run from March 18-20 with nearly 5,000 participants, including foreigners who are living and working in Vietnam.
It is the first professional marathon in Vietnam whose running tracks are measured and certified by the World Athletics- Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (IAAF-AIMS).
The Olympic Run Day for Public Health is slated for March 27, calling on people to select and practise suitable sports so as to keep fit.
A hot-air balloon show will be held in Bach Dang street on March 25-27, with 17 hot-air balloons measuring abut 18m in diameters and up to 22m in height to participate in.
The Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, and the Sprint and Ironkids competitions will take place on May 7-9, with an estimated 2,000 international athletes joining in.
The Ironman 70.3 attracted thousands꧒ of athletes from 50 countries and territories over the years. Its 2019 edition was awarded the Best Race in Asia-Long Course categor♏y by AsiaTri.com.
In June, a national boat race will be organised in the city’s iconic Han river. A colour run is scheduled for June 10-12 with about 5,000 participants.
Fourteen national sporting tournaments and the ninth sport festival of the city are to be held this year.
Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Cultu🐠re and Sports Nguyen Trong Thao said tentative activities in the first half of this year aim to attract visitors to Da Nang, contributing to the recovery and development o🌠f tourism which is among spearhead economic sectors of the city./.
Vietnamese e-sports have witnessed strides over the years as the country’s holding and participation in regional and international events is strengthening its position at major arenas.
International sport delegations and reporters attending the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will not be quarantined even if COVID-19 cases are found, the organising committee’s healthcare and anti-doping sub-committee said at a press conference on February 28.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
The 11th edition is expected to serve as a vital channel for conveying Vietnam’s development message to the international community, and represent a milestone in the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 57 on continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of external information service in the new situation.
In the standard chess event for grandmasters, Vietnamese player Banh Gia Huy claimed the championship title in Group 1, while Vu Nguyen Bao Linh took the top position in the women's category of the blitz chess event at the second Quang Ninh GM/IM/FM Chess Tournament 2025.
A hot-air balloon festival in Da Nang in 2019. (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
