Vietnam named first destination in IOC's community sports-healthcare initiative
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is among the five countries mentioned and the first destination of the international cooperation initiative on community sports and health, said Susanne Gaerte, Senior Manager of Olympism 365 – a strategy by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) aimed at strengthening the role of sport as an important enabler for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 At the meeting between the Sports Authority of Vietnam and the IOC's delegation (photo: VNA) |
The initiative aims to establish national groups of healthcare and sports entities in at least five countries to conduct community sports programs. The goal is to get 1 million people to participate in physical activities and benefit from them.
At a working session with the Sports Authority of Vietnam in Hanoi on Tuesday, Gaerte praised the Vietnamese government’s attention to community sports, adding that she believes it to be a good starting point for implementing the initiative in Vietnam.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed infrastructure, human resources, policies, and collaboration between ministries and sectors to ensure that the plan meets the criteria of safety, comprehensiveness, and sustainability.