Strengthening infrastructure resources
Currently, the province has more than 1,700 large and small sports facilities. Among them, the provincial-level facilities include a sports complex with a stadium, a multi-sports gymnasium, an aquatic sports area with 2 standard swimming pools. At the district level, there are 4 stadiums, 51 11-player football fields, and 2 multi-sports gymnasiums. At the commune level, there are more than 900 facilities, including: mini football fields, volleyball, basketball, badminton, tennis, and various swimming pools. The school system has also invested in sports facilities with 14 fixed swimming pools, 58 assembled swimming pools, 33 multi-sports training facilities, and 830 training grounds.
These figures show the province's strong investment in infrastructure and cultural and sports institutions to promote comprehensive sports development, create conditions for people of all ages to access, practice and improve their health; at the same time, discover and nurture sports talents for the future.
Athletes compete at Tien Giang Province Water Sports Complex
Developed from grassroots sports…
Along with investing in infrastructure to create conditions for people to practice sports, the province also organizes many mass sports competitions such as: Olympic Running Day for the health of the people, Children's Olympic Day and programs to encourage the whole population to practice swimming to prevent drowning. In addition, on average, the province organizes 21 provincial-level sports competitions every year and cooperates with related sectors to promote the sports movement among the people. Among the provincial-level sports competitions that have been organized, it is necessary to mention the Tien Giang Province Table Tennis Tournament for the UNREX Cup - an annual tournament that always attracts the participation of 500 athletes or more.
The movement of sports training among the masses is spreading more and more strongly. By the end of 2024, the whole province had about 666,485 people regularly practicing sports (accounting for 37.4% of the population), more than 121,452 sports households (accounting for 24.75%) of the total number of households in the province. This number shows that sports have become an indispensable part of community life, contributing to improving physical and mental health, connecting families and communities, as Uncle Ho once advised: "Be healthy to build and protect the Fatherland".
The system of sports clubs at the facility has developed diversely from football, volleyball, badminton, chess to traditional and modern sports such as gym, yoga, bodybuilding, martial arts. This diversity has met the training needs of many ages and social classes.
Entering the new phase (2025 - 2030), the Tien Giang Sports and Physical Training sector has clearly defined strategic directions, taking people as the center, movement as the foundation, and achievement as the destination. The specific goal is that by 2030, the whole province will have 40% of people regularly practicing sports, 27% of households practicing sports, and 75% of communes having synchronous and effective cultural and sports institutions. At the same time, school sports and grassroots sports will continue to be invested in to build a solid successor force for the provincial teams.
Tien Giang Pencak Silat team also achieved many good results.
…to high performance sports…
Not only stopping at developing the movement, Tien Giang province also focuses on investing systematically in high-performance sports. Currently, at the Tien Giang Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center, many key sports are being invested in such as: Swimming, Badminton, Rowing, Weightlifting, Taekwondo, Football, Vovinam, Traditional Martial Arts, Athletics... These sports are trained in depth to prepare for participation in regional and national tournaments. Thanks to a reasonable development strategy, the province's high-performance sports have achieved many successes. In 2024, Tien Giang athletes won 59 gold medals, 106 silver medals and 151 bronze medals in domestic and international tournaments.
According to Mr. Le Ba Tung - Deputy Director in charge of the Tien Giang Province Sports Training, Coaching and Competition Center: Currently, the province is investing in developing high-performance sports for 3 groups: gifted, young and selected. At the same time, the province has selected and sent athletes with potential and development qualities to the National Sports Training Centers.
Right from the beginning of the year, the industry has planned to prepare forces for all sports to participate in national, international and open competitions. In addition, the industry has also been summoned by the Vietnam Sports Administration to 25 athletes to participate in training for the national team and youth team. Among the typical sports faces of the province, we can mention the excellent athletes who have achieved high results in regional and international competitions such as: Ngo Son Dinh, Youth Olympic champion, Asian gold medalist and many times honored in international competitions; Le Ba Trang, Asian bodybuilding champion; Tran Thi Oanh Nhi, Asian silver medalist; Pham Minh Bao Kha, Southeast Asian Taewodo champion, SEA Games silver medalist and ASIAD bronze medalist...
Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: In the coming time, Tien Giang Sports Training, Coaching and Competition Center will consolidate the force of athletes and coaches of gifted, young and selected teams to prepare for the 10th Mekong Delta Congress - Bac Lieu in 2025; 10th National Sports Congress in 2026. At the same time, strive to have athletes in the national team to participate in the 33rd SEA Games in 2025 in Thailand.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism continues to advise the Provincial People's Committee to effectively implement the Project: "Developing high-performance sports in Tien Giang province in the period of 2022 - 2030"; identify and plan key areas capable of initially training talented athletes for the province's gifted teams; consolidate and improve the grassroots gifted classes currently being implemented.
In the context of the 4.0 industrial revolution, Tien Giang sports is not out of the digital transformation trend. The application of technology in training, performance monitoring, organizing online tournaments and athlete information management is being gradually implemented, towards a modern, smart and effective sports.
Kickboxing - Muay is one of the new sports that Tien Giang focuses on developing.
…and new sports
Along with promoting mass sports and developing high-performance sports, Tien Giang has been constantly expanding and developing many new sports to meet the needs of the people and enhance the position of the province's sports in the national and international arena. Currently, the province has established and invested heavily in modern sports such as Roller Sports and Kickboxing - Muay. These two teams were built from the foundation of the local sports movement, selecting talented young athletes and organizing systematic training. The inclusion of two new sports in the training program not only helps diversify the province's sports system but also opens up development opportunities for young athletes; at the same time, attracting the interest of young people in modern sports.
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tien Giang aims to continue developing sports in line with the general direction of Vietnamese sports. The province prioritizes intensive investment in key sports, especially Olympic sports. Continue to research and develop new sports such as Tennis and Chess; at the same time, initially explore the potential for developing electronic sports (E-Sports) in the future.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/tien-giang-phat-trien-the-thao-toan-dien-20250701151721755.htm
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