The U11 Children's Football Tournament - Dak Nong Newspaper Cup 2015 was held for the first time in the province under the chairmanship of Dak Nong Newspaper in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the companionship and support from the People's Committees of districts and cities in the province.

The tournament will bring together 8 teams representing the participating localities. The players are primary school students, born from 2014 onwards, meeting the requirements of academic performance, conduct and health. The tournament will take place in the format of 5-a-side mini football and is expected to start in late May, early June 2025 in Gia Nghia City.

In parallel, the Dak Nong Marathon 2025 - Conquering the Southern Central Highlands, hosted by Dak Nong Newspaper, in coordination with Vietpro Media Development Joint Stock Company, 5:30 Community - Healthy Every Day and the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is the first sporting event held in Dak Nong.

The race will take place over two days, May 31 and June 1 in Gia Nghia City, and is expected to attract about 4,000 professional and amateur athletes, journalists, reporters, residents and marathon clubs across the country. Athletes will compete in five distances: Kids Run 2km, 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km.

The U11 Children's Football Tournament and Dak Nong Marathon 2025 are among the key activities in the series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21), and are also activities to welcome the 13th Dak Nong Provincial Party Congress, towards the 14th National Party Congress. In addition to its sporting significance, the tournament also contributes to promoting the image of beautiful nature, friendly people, and rich identity of Dak Nong to domestic and foreign friends.

Not only is it a sport, the tournament also has a profound humanitarian meaning when aiming to mobilize social resources to give gifts and build houses for disadvantaged households in the province, with a total expected support value of about 300 million VND.

At the meeting, members of the Organizing Committee updated the implementation of preparations, from the composition of participating athletes, the venue, the race track, the arrangement of logistics forces, medical work, etc. Every detail was exchanged and discussed to ensure that the two tournaments were organized in the most methodical, thoughtful, safe and effective manner.

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Vu Ngoc Tu, Editor-in-Chief of Dak Nong Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the award acknowledged and highly appreciated the sense of responsibility and practical contributions of the participants.

The Head of the Organizing Committee requested relevant units to continue to promote the spirit of initiative, coordinate closely, and promptly complete the remaining tasks.

The goal is to ensure that the competitions are not only successful in terms of expertise and organization, but also leave a deep impression in the hearts of athletes, tourists and people about a friendly, professional and unique Dak Nong.