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Shorinji Kempo martial artists great fighters 

November 22, 2011
Shorinji Kempo martial artists great fighters 

Do Hong Ngoc (R) fights Yunita of Indonesia before winning the gold in the women's under-48kg kempo event on Sunday. Photo by Bach Duong. Vietnamese competitors in the Japanese martial art of shorinji kempo won three golds out of the seven possible on Sunday at the South East Asian Games in Indonesia. Do Hong Ngoc [...]

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Nine golds on Monday keeps Vietnam in third place at SEA Games 

November 22, 2011
Nine golds on Monday keeps Vietnam in third place at SEA Games 

Boxer Luong Van Toan (2nd, R) won the gold medal in the men's 81kg event. Winning nine gold medals on Monday helped to keep Vietnam in third place at the South East Asian Games being held November 11-22. Vietnam is ranked behind top-place host Indonesia and Thailand. The nine golds were grabbed by Vietnamese competitors [...]

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Vietnam jumps to second at SEA Games 

November 19, 2011
Vietnam jumps to second at SEA Games 

  Vietnamese athletes earned 12 gold medals at the SEA Games on Wednesday, raising the total to 56 golds and jumping to second place behind hosts Indonesia. The 12 gold medals on Wednesday came in swimming, billiards, vovinam, free style wrestling, shooting, chess and rowing. Billiards player Ma Minh Cam closed the day with a [...]

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Vietnam takes 17 golds after two days at SEA Games 

November 15, 2011
Vietnam takes 17 golds after two days at SEA Games 

21-year-old Nguyen Thanh Phuc (C) at the podium after finishing first in the women’s 20km walk; Photo by Kha Hoa. With 11 gold medals on Sunday, Vietnam has won a total of 17 gold medals after two days at the 26th South East Asian Games in Indonesia. Twenty-one-year-old Nguyen Thanh Phuc won the first gold [...]

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Vietnam wins first world gymastics medal 

October 22, 2011
Vietnam wins first world gymastics medal 

Phan Ha Thanh at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. Phan Thi Ha Thanh took the bronze medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2011 in the women’s vault event in Tokyo on Saturday. With the achievement, Ha Thanh has won a berth in the women’s singles vault event at the [...]

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Thang Hang takes gold at Asian Athletics Championships 

July 15, 2011
Thang Hang takes gold at Asian Athletics Championships 

  Truong Thanh Hang won the gold medal in the women’s 800 m race at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan on Sunday. Hang clocked in at 2 minutes 1.41 seconds, leaving behind Kazakhstani runner Margarita Matsko, who finished second at 2 minutes 2.46 seconds, while Indian competitor Tintu Luka too third place [...]

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Local women knock out two golds at int’l boxing event 

July 15, 2011
Local women knock out two golds at int’l boxing event 

Vietnamese boxer Luu Thi Duyen wins the women’s 57kg gold at the President's Cup in Jakarta. Vietnamese boxers have returned home from the President’s Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia, carrying five medals, including two golds. The 21st annual contest ended Friday July 8 with two silvers and one bronze also in Vietnamese pockets. Luu Thi Duyen [...]

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Taekwondo martial artists eye London Olympics 

July 1, 2011

  Vietnamese martial artists are competing at the world qualification tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (June 25 to July 4), in hopes of securing at least two berths at the 2012 London Olympics. Vietnam has pinned its hopes on Le Huynh Chau, who competes in the men’s 58 kg category. Chau won the bronze medal at [...]

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Hanoi, Tay Ninh top national Taekwondo contest 

December 14, 2010

  Martial artists from Hanoi and Tay Ninh Province finished on top in the women’s and men’s events respectively at the 14th National Taekwondo Championships. Hanoi won three gold medals in the women’s events while Tay Ninh took three gold medals in the men’s competitions. The December 6-8 event this year was called the South [...]

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Vietnam finishes Asian Games in 24th spot 

November 30, 2010
Vietnam finishes Asian Games in 24th spot 

  Vietnam finished out the 2010 Asian Games last Saturday in China with one gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals. The only gold medal was won the martial artist Le Bich Phuong in the women karatedo’s under-55 kilogram category. Vietnam failed to reach the goal of winning 4-6 gold medals to be among the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...