HA NOI — The Viet Nam Sport Science Institute has submitted details of a proposed pilot project titled, Improving the Strength and Height of the Vietnamese People, to the Government for approval.
Former Viet Nam Sport Science Institute director Duong Nghiep Chi, who chaired the committee which designed the project, said the plan included ways to improve the fitness of Vietnamese sportsmen and women from next year until 2030.
"We sent the revised plan, which was started in 2000, to the Government early this week and I hope it will soon approve the project," he said.
The project was designed to benefit sports persons as well as help sports administrators scout for talent.
A survey the former director sponsored found that Vietnamese from six to 18 were weaker than Southeast Asians and Asians of the same age.
The proposed project includes a programme to enhance the strength and height of more than 33,000 students from 132 schools throughout Viet Nam.
It is intended to encourage them to take full advantage of nutrition regimes, exercise plans and selected sports.
It would also have sites reserved for the construction of sports complexes for after-school activities. — VNS
