(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Culture and Sports Week began in Hanoi on Friday to encourage everyone to do exercises and sports to improve their physical health.  This event will honour collectives, individuals, and social organizations for their significant contributions to developing Vietnam’s sports sector over the past 70 years and honor outstanding athletes of 2015.

Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee's President Nguyen Thien Nhan runs with local people around Sword lake in Hanoi in the 2016 Olympic Run for All People's Health. (Photo: VOV)

Hoang Du, Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnam Sports Newspaper, said: “The Vietnam Culture and Sports Week will make people better understand the 70-year development of Vietnam’s sports sector and why President Ho Chi Minh considered healthy people the key to a strong country. This event will highlight how the sports sector has contributed to Vietnam’s development. A wide range of activities will trigger the responsibility for improving young people’s physical health, as a contribution to national construction and defense.”

The event will include a photo exhibition featuring 70-year history of the sports sector, a guide to nutrition for sportspeople, sports competition, and art performances. It will run until Monday.

The 2016 Olympic Run for All People’s Health was held in Hanoi on Saturday under this year’s Culture and Sports Week.