Posts Tagged ‘ Qualifying ’

V-League representatives comfortable at AFC cup 

December 9, 2011
V-League representatives comfortable at AFC cup 

Vietnam's top-tier V-League champions Song Lam Nghe An. V-League clubs Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and Navibank Saigon can breathe a sigh of relief now that the results of the draw of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup have been announced. The 32 clubs in the qualifying round of Asia’s second-tier AFC Cup on Tuesday [...]

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Vietnam pares back Olympic ambitions 

December 6, 2011
Vietnam pares back Olympic ambitions 

  Gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung is expected to win 2012 Olympic berths for Vietnam Vietnam has halved its target for Olympic berths in London next year to 10 after reconsidering its athletes’ qualifying chances. According to Hoang Vinh Giang, vice chairman and general secretary of the Vietnamese Olympic Committee, Vietnam has won five berths through badminton [...]

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Olympic prospects unclear after women’s team loses Uzbek match 

June 13, 2011
Olympic prospects unclear after women’s team loses Uzbek match 

  Vietnamese women footballers lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan in their third match in the second Asian qualifying round of the 2012 London Olympics in Jordan on Friday. The defeat puts into doubt their qualification chances, leaving them with six points and in a very difficult situation, three points adrift of group leaders Thailand. Uzbekistan is [...]

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Tardy Vietnamese table tennis players forfeit matches 

May 24, 2011
Tardy Vietnamese table tennis players forfeit matches 

  Three out of four Vietnamese table tennis players failed to turn up for qualifying matches at the World Table Tennis Championship from May 8-16 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. With the main purpose of gaining match experience in big tournaments, four of the best Vietnamese men’s table tennis players were sent to participate in the [...]

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Kien Quoc makes last 32 at World Table Tennis Championships 

May 14, 2011
Kien Quoc makes last 32 at World Table Tennis Championships 

  Doan Kien Quoc has made it to the last 32 places at the ongoing 2011 World Table Tennis Championships taking place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from May 8-15. In the first qualifying round, the 254th-ranked Quoc competed in the 43rd group among 102 groups of three players each. He topped the group after beating [...]

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National team warms up for Asian Cup qualifier with local win

December 26, 2009
National team warms up for Asian Cup qualifier with local win

The national football team prepared for the Asian Cup 2011 qualifying round with a 4-2 victory over V-League club Hai Phong Cement on Thursday. Although the team came back from behind by playing much better in the second half, it was hard to say how sharp they were because it was a friendly game.However, it [...]

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Which football hotshot will win Vietnam’s Golden Boot?

September 25, 2009
Which football hotshot will win Vietnam’s Golden Boot?

LookAtVietnam – The Golden Boot Awards for 2009 will be announced in January 2010. Here, VietNamNet reviews the top candidates for the title. The Golden Shoe Award 2009 (photo: VNE).The sought after award is open to both Vietnamese and foreign footballers who have been granted Vietnamese citizenship and is based on the number of goals [...]

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Youth set sights high at world champs

July 29, 2009

LookAtVietnam – Following their recent top form, Viet Nam’s wrestlers have high hopes for success at the World Youth Wrestling Championships in Ankara, Turkey from August 4. World Youth Wrestling Championships- Opening ceremony: August 4.- Closing ceremony: August 9.- August 4-8: qualifying and final rounds of boys’ Greco-Roman U50kg, U55kg, U60kg, U66kg, U74kg, U84kg, U96kg [...]

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VN team qualifies for finals

July 9, 2009
VN team qualifies for finals

LookAtVietnam – The Vietnamese women’s football team qualified for the final round of the 2010 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup after thrashing Hong Kong 7-0 in the final group game yesterday, July 8. Skilled negotiator: Vietnamese striker Do Thi Ngoc Cham (left) dribbles the ball past Hong Kong defender He Ying in the [...]

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VFF gears up for AFF Suzuki Cup 2010

April 25, 2009
VFF gears up for AFF Suzuki Cup 2010

Huynh Kesley Alves (L) and Dinh Hoang La are likely to be called to join the national team in the near future The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) says it will pull up its organizational socks in hosting one group of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010, and work to have the national team defend its 2008 [...]

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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...