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An athlete with ao dai will participate in the 2020 VnExpress Hue marathon – Photo: NGUYEN DONG
The VNExpress Hue 2020 Marathon just took place in the city of Hue on December 27 and attracts thousands of athletes from across the country. After the race, many images of sweaty five-bodied Ao Dai athletes participating in jogging were posted on social media, causing public opinion to stir.
Many people believe that using ao dai for jogging is offensive, not sporty. The Than Thuy Hien Facebook page expressed:
“Clothing is designed to fit your purpose, swimwear is for swimming, sleepwear is for bedtime, sportswear is for exercise. Wear ao dai for sports shoes. Sport is inappropriate and offensive Wearing an ao dai and wearing the lapels, then wearing a turban, you don’t have to run properly … “
An athlete with ao dai ran over the Truong Tien Bridge – Photo: NGUYEN DONG
According to historical physician Tran Duc Anh Son, using ao dai for jogging is an activity to honor and promote Ao Dai on purpose by the race organizers. Therefore, it is a promotional activity and a cultural activity.
Ao dai is a cultural product, belongs to the intangible cultural form. The use of ao dai for performance is an activity subject to laws and treaties related to the preservation, performance, honor, exploitation and promotion of the value of intangible cultural heritage.
However, contrary to previous views, many people expressed that wearing an ao dai for running is legal, there is nothing offensive, and each individual’s “freedom to dress”.
Singer Duc Tuan (with ao dai) participates in a jogging session at Vnexpress Hue Marathon 2020 – Photo: NGUYEN DONG
On his personal Facebook page, singer Duc Tuan, one of the athletes who uses an ao dai for running, said: “The men’s five-body ao dai is very beautiful and also extremely comfortable, it is as difficult as running 21 km. under 2. the language Tuan can do “.
Exchange with Online youthMr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien Hue, said that the race organizers did not encourage the athletes to use ao dai for the marathon.
The fact that many athletes use ao dai, Mr. Hai stated that it all comes from the personal preferences of each person, but the province and the organizers have absolutely no “purpose”.
Mr. Hai also said that athletes using ao dai for jogging are not a performance activity or promotional intention of the provincial leaders. This is simply the athlete who wants to wear the ao dai to complete their exam instead of wearing the sportswear.
“The image of athletes using ao dai for running did not first appear in the VnExpress Hue 2020 marathon, but it has appeared many times in the running tournaments in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi … many years ago. “- said Mr. Hai.
