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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 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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Phuong takes first gold for Vietnam 

November 30, 2010
Phuong takes first gold for Vietnam 

  Le Bich Phuong beat World Champion Kobayashi Miki in the women’s 55kg Karatedo finals, on Thursday. Her victory represent’s Vietnam’s first gold medal at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China. The Vietnamese martial artist sailed through the previous rounds before defeating her Japanese rival, Kobayashi, 4-3. Also in the Karatedo event, martial artist [...]

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Vietnamese athletes head to Asian Games 

November 16, 2010
Vietnamese athletes head to Asian Games 

  A sendoff ceremony was held in Hanoi on Sunday for the Vietnamese teams heading to the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan attended the ceremony to wish the athletes well at the tournament, which opens on Friday. Speaking on behalf of the Vietnamese sports teams, delegation manager Le [...]

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Vietnam’s athletes expect more victories in 2010

January 3, 2010
Vietnam’s athletes expect more victories in 2010

Vietnam’s athletes will have more opportunities to increase their status in both continental and regional events, such as the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD 16) and the National Sports Festival. Continental playground – ASIAD 16Vietnam has set itself an ambitious target at the 16th ASIAD Games, which will take place in Guangzhou, China, in November 2010.Vietnam’s [...]

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Vietnam tops medal table with 14 golds

December 12, 2009
Vietnam tops medal table with 14 golds

Vietnamese athletes grabbed another eight gold medals on the third day of the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane to top the table with 14 golds. Nguyen Thanh Dam in the women’s field bicycle race, Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu in the women’s taekwondo 57kg category, Hoang Xuan Vinh in shooting, Hoang Thanh Tra in the [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/10

October 15, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/10

Amateur golfers chase $112,000; Federation to vote for chairman; Table tennis players invited to Egypt; Indoor handbooks to be published; Nguyet back in action More than 300 amateur golfers will compete in the Toyota Golf Tournament 2009 tomorrow at the Long Thanh Golf Resort, Dong Nai province, for over US$112,000 in prizes.Both male and female [...]

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Bodybuilding needs funds to reach potential

August 21, 2009
Bodybuilding needs funds to reach potential

Vietnamese bodybuilding is failing to meet its potential because of a shortage of funds, said the head of the Weightlifting-Bodybuilding Division Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach.The national bodybuilding team won four golds, two silvers and two bronze medals at the Multi-Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Champs in Pattaya, Thailand, recently.Do Dinh Khang, the head of the Weightlifting-Bodybuilding [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 5/8

August 5, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 5/8

National children’s football tournament opens; Vietnamese athletes to attend training sessions abroad; Vietnamese martial artists clinch two more medals at Asian Games; HCM hosts U19 South East Asian Football Champs; 2009 Youth Tennis Prudence Cup underway; National children’s football tournament opens The National Children’s Football Championship officially kicked off in Hai Duong yesterday.In the opening day, [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/2

February 16, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 15/2

Nam Dinh U-15s set for friendly with Japan; Archery team to resume training at My Dinh centre; Martial artists aim to earn four golds at Asian festival Archery team to resume training at My Dinh centreThe national archery team will convene at the Ha Noi-based My Dinh Advanced Athletes Training Centre tomorrow to get ready [...]

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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...