Seventeen men’s football teams with 204 members played for the first phase at the provincial Sports Training and Competition Centre on April 10 as part of the 12th Phu Dong Sports Games in Son La province.

As many as 162 athletes from 12 education and training bureaus of Son La city and districts, and 19 educational institutions under the provincial Department of Education and Training competed in the “day gay” (stick pushing) event at the provincial 12th Phu Dong Sports Games.

A crossbow shooting competition opened at the provincial Sports Training and Competition Centre on April 10, marking the start of the 12th Phu Dong Sports Games in Son La province.

The Organising Board of the 12th Phu Dong Sports Games held a chess competition on April 10 morning at To Hieu High School in Son La city.

The second stage of the 36th Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) National Cycling Tournament took place at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square in Son La city on April 4.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Son La province on March 30 coordinated with the provincial Youth Union to organise the 2024 Vietcombank Cup Marathon in Son La province.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on March 23 held a ceremony to launch the campaign "All people do physical exercise following great Uncle Ho’s example" and the Olympic running day for public people, with the main sponsor being SHB Bank – Son La branch.

The People’s Committee of Bac Yen district on March 16 launched the campaign “All people take exercises following the example of great Uncle Ho” and the 2024 Olympic Running Day for Public Health.

The 2024 Olympic running day for public health will take place at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square on March 23, with 1,000 participants who are officials, civil servants, public employees, the armed forces, youth union members and students in Son La city.

Son La's athletes won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 2024 National Muay Club Championship.

The youth union of agencies and businesses in Son La province on March 9 organised Stage 15 of the "Steps for the community" programme.

Leaders of Muong La district and nearly 700 athletes from 32 units in and outside the locality ran to conquer Pom Luong peak on March 2.

Muong La district will organise a run to conquer Pom Luong peak on the morning of March 2.

The Olympic Run for public health was held in Chieng Den commune, Son La city on the morning of February 17 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year 2024.

As part of a series of activities during the Quynh Nhai Culture, Sports and Tourism Week 2024, the expanded Da River fishing contest was held in the Son La hydropower reservoir area on February 16-17.

The Son La city People's Committee on January 31 held the closing ceremony of the 27th Phu Dong Sports Festival 2024.

Son La city’s 27th Phu Dong Sports Festival 2024 opened at Stadium 3-2 on January 22.

A boat race and other activities to welcome the Year of the Dragon 2024 were held in Ta Bu commune, Muong La district, Son La province on January 19-20.

In 2023, the provincial culture, sports and tourism sector coordinated with relevant units to organise a total of 14 provincial-level mass sports tournaments, attracting 160 delegations from departments, agencies, localities, and educational institutions throughout Son La. 

Players from Son La province won two bronze medals at the Badminton Asia Senior Open 2023, which took place from December 12-17 in the central city of Da Nang.