The afternoon of 23/2 in Hanoi, General Department of Sport has organized a meeting with the relevant units to discuss the complete draft Scheme General Meeting of the Asian sports – 18th Asian Games in 2019.

The meeting was attended by the General Director of the General Department of Sports Vuong Bich Thang, head of departments and units of the General Department of Sports, Construction Project Management Department of Hanoi …

At the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Olympic Committee Hoang Vinh Giang has presented a summary of the draft scheme with content such as: context and develop a project basis, content, venue , objectives, requirements, plans for implementation of the scheme ….

Accordingly, the Asian Games 18 will be from 35 – 36 exams are held mainly in Hanoi and some other localities (estimated between 17 and 18 local) in November and early December 2019. Among the sport is expected of Asiad some subject is underdeveloped in Vietnam such as: Squash and Jockey, however if the plan is approved, the draft also has plans to collaborate with a number to deploy. Logistics, athletes village can accommodate up to 11,000 people will be building at Dang Xa 2 in Gia Lam (39.5 ha) or Shanghai Thanh, Q.Long minutes with socialized capital. Head of the Organizing Committee is expected to Deawoo hotel located at the Hanoi and Lotte.

In addition, the plan prepared for the reception of the sports associations, officials from the Asian Olympic Council, invited guests as well as the plan for communication, security, traffic also calculated the amount of to be guaranteed in accordance with the requirements of the Olympic Council of Asia.

One of the problems of interest in the preparation of which is the prevention of doping. In this regard, Standing Vice Chairman Hoang Vinh Giang emphasis to be internationally recognized and not have to send samples of Congress overseas Vietnamese Medical Center doping and to put into operation (from 5 – 6 years) and have been internationally recognized.

Targets of the Vietnam Sports set is in the top 10 of the continent. Congress organization funding from the state budget and sources of socialization.

Speaking at the meeting, the General Director of Vuong Bich Thang said: although Vietnam has experience in organizing major sports events such as the SEA Games 22 (2003) or the third Asian Indoor Games (2009) but Asiad course is an event that requires scale and higher requirements. Therefore, the preparation of this event is much more important and complex, so the work has to be done very carefully.

At the meeting, the General Director Vuong Bich Thang also requested for additional editing, editing drafts meet the requirements of the host contract. General Director of the Vietnam Olympic Committee also directed and coordinate with the expertise of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training to set up inspection teams entire system infrastructure is expected to serve Asiad 18.

Expected in the near future, the General Department of Sports will establish expert working groups, to local levels to test directly the entire recruitment process, training athletes across the country to build the project “Program athletes training for the Asian Games 18. ”

Currently, the draft scheme is positive opinions from all levels, ministries and agencies to supplement and complete the draft of the project to be completed and submitted to the Prime Minister in January 3-2013 . Towards the establishment of the Steering Committee, the organizers of the scheme. /.