This year's events feature 520 booths operated by 400 businesses from 15 countries and territories. Participants mainly specialize in sports equipment and gear, outdoor sports, fitness, sports health and wellness, bicycles and electric bicycles, components and accessories, and training-support technologies, as well as OEM/ODM manufacturing and international supply chains. Running through August 15, they combine product displays and business networking with a range of industry programs and experiential activities for businesses, experts, and sports enthusiasts.
Highlights include a seminar on developing green energy solutions for a sustainable future, B2B business-matching sessions between Vietnamese and international companies, and market survey tours for professional buyer delegations.
Nguyen Hong Minh, Deputy Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that with their expanding scale and ecosystem-based organization, the events have evolved beyond serving simply as a trade bridge to become a platform for boosting business links, facilitating the transfer of advanced technological solutions, and expanding global supply chains.
In particular, the growing application of circular-economy models in the sports sector is opening up strategic cooperation opportunities towards a smart ecosystem and a sustainable sports industry in Vietnam. This will help domestic businesses build strategic relationships with international partners and bring "Made in Vietnam" sports products to global markets, he said.
At the opening ceremony, To Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Market Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the Government has set a target of achieving double-digit economic growth. Against this backdrop, expanding markets, boosting production and exports, and enhancing the economy's competitiveness have become increasingly urgent priorities.
