Taking place from November 8 to 13, the working trip of the Vietnamese sports delegation has a dual strategic significance: attending the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China and signing important cooperation agreements to improve sports achievements and public health in Vietnam.
Director Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet and the delegation of the Vietnam Sports Administration attended the Opening Ceremony of the The 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The first major activity of Director Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet was to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China in Guangdong Province. The 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China this year has the theme "Lively Congress - Dynamic Bay Area" and has special historical significance as it is co-hosted for the first time by three regions: Guangdong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau (Greater Bay Area), demonstrating the spirit of integration and coordinated development of China.
Director Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet and Chinese Deputy Minister of Sports Li Jing
Participating in the largest national sports event of China, a regional and world sports powerhouse, is an opportunity for the Vietnamese delegation to learn from experience in organizing large-scale events, especially in the context of the Congress focusing on the spirit of economical and effective organization when using about 90% of the competition venues as existing facilities.
The trip has realized high-level cooperation commitments between the two countries. Based on the agreement on sports cooperation for the 2025-2030 period signed during the visit of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to Vietnam, the main activity was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Guangxi Provincial Sports Department on November 10.
The delegation visited the memorial site of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League Headquarters in China
This signing opens the door to substantive cooperation in training and educating athletes, while promoting Vietnam's strategic proposal for China to receive key athletes and national teams to train with provincial teams at the continent's leading training centers. Vietnam prioritizes provinces such as Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Yunnan with favorable geographical conditions, similar cultures, suitable costs and good climate, especially border provinces.
The cooperation program does not stop at training, the Vietnamese side also expressed its desire to focus on promoting cooperation in scientific research and developing mass sports.
In terms of academics and technology, the Vietnam Sports Administration proposed that China support and share knowledge, experience and new technology in applying science to develop sports. This is a preparation step for the signing of a cooperation agreement between the National Sports Training Center (HCMC) and the China Sports Science Research Institute in December 2025 in Nanning, to support improving sports performance and promoting sports development for everyone in Vietnam.
The delegation visited the Heavyweight Sports Training Center
In addition, the working trip also aimed at cultural exchange through mass sports. Realizing that Wushu is the traditional quintessence of China and Vietnam has traditional martial arts, the delegation proposed that the two sides coordinate to organize exchange and performance events to promote culture and promote the development of sports tourism.
More importantly, in order to concretize the common perception of the leaders of the two Parties and the two countries, especially the spirit of extensive diplomacy and people-to-people exchanges in the common goal of "Six More" (more understanding, more trust, more friendliness, more efficiency, more sustainability and more spread) of Vietnam - China relations, the Guangxi side has proactively proposed to organize the 2025 China - ASEAN Open Pickleball Tournament and the first China - Vietnam Cross-Border Super Cup.
The 2025 China - ASEAN Open Pickleball Tournament is scheduled to take place at the end of December. Meanwhile, the first China - Vietnam Cross-Border Super Cup is scheduled to take place annually and start at the end of February 2026 in Nanning City, Guangxi, and will be a professionalized playground for amateur football (grassroots football). With 12 teams—including 6 teams from Guangxi cities and 6 teams from Vietnam (Quang Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Hai Phong and Hanoi)—this 11-day tournament will be a vivid demonstration of deepening friendly exchanges and cooperation, while maximizing Guangxi's role as a gateway for China-ASEAN exchanges and cooperation.
Overview of the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement held on November 10 in China
Director Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet expressed his high agreement with the invitation from the Chinese side and said that the Vietnamese side will attend. Director Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet's working trip was successful in taking advantage of the opportunity from the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China, not only to witness a large-scale sporting event but also to consolidate cooperation agreements, especially focusing on knowledge transfer and leveraging the top facilities of localities such as Guangdong, which owns two large professional training centers, the Heavyweight Sports Training Center and the Ersha Sports Training Center – the largest training site in the province.
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Heavyweight Sports Training Center:
This center owns a multi-purpose gymnasium and a professional gymnasium, with a total planned construction area of 19,500 square meters. The Center was established on July 26, 2001 and officially operated independently from January 31, 2006. The Center is responsible for arranging, selecting, training, competing and managing 9 provincial teams in 6 sports including: wrestling, judo, boxing, taekwondo, wushu (sanshou), and breakdance. The Center is the cradle of champions, having trained many famous athletes such as: Xi Dongmei, Zhong Xiuer, Dong Wenjin, Mai Kangde, Chen Hua, Tang Jieli, Zhu Baozhen, Liu Qi, Chen Bin. The Center's athletes have repeatedly achieved excellent results in international and domestic competitions in Olympic sports. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Center's athletes brought home 1 Gold Medal, 1 Silver Medal, and 1 Bronze Medal.
Ersha Sports Training Center:
The Guangdong Province Ersha Sports Training Center is an important sports training base under the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau. The center is located in the west of Ersha Island, Guangzhou City, with an area of 200,000 square meters. This is the largest training base in Guangdong Province, including 9 departments: Office, Party Committee, Personnel - Security Department, Training Department, Science - Research Department, Medical Department, Administration Department, Education Department, Facilities Management Department; 13 sports management centers including: Athletics, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, diving, table tennis, fencing, basketball - volleyball, synchronized swimming, badminton, wushu, acrobatics and chess; with a subordinate unit, Hue Dong Sports Facility.
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