Tag: Defending Champion

Athletic team expect golds at Games

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam are aiming to win at least six gold medals in athletics at the SEA Games this December in Laos. Vu Thi Huong.Its aims this year are more modest than at the former Games in Thailand because a number of star athletes are failing to find their form this year, said Duong Duc Thuy, head of athletic team.“Two years ago in Korat... Read more

Lion dancers roar their way to silver

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam earned 9.19 points in the nanshi compulsory routine to win silver in the dragon and lion dance at the third Asian Indoor Games. Macau won gold with 9.27 points while Hong Kong took bronze with 9.15.This is the first silver medal in the nanshi event. “I am surprised of this medal because Viet Nam only finished fourth in this... Read more

Minh dominates in Open debut

LookAtVietnam – Most tournament seeds survived the first round of the Japan Open on September 23, including Viet Nam’s Nguyen Tien Minh, Qualifier: Viet Nam’s Nguyen Tien Minh qualified for the Japan Open’s second round.Minh, the world No 9 and seeded No 8 in the Open, needed only 33 minute to send the unseeded Thomsen home, with a 21-13,... Read more

Khanh Hoa determined to defend title

LookAtVietnam - Defending their championship titles at Tien Phong newspaper’s annual marathon is not only the duty of Khanh Hoa Province’s runners, but also an order from their provincial leader.“Maintaining our achievements is the top task of all our athletes,” said deputy director of the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department,... Read more