Chinese new year events

Along with securing a gold medal, Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh set three new records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in the women's 64kg event on May 21 during the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). Thanh lifted a total of 230kg - 104kg in snatch, and 126kg in clean and jerk, 6kg and 2kg higher than the old records, respectively. Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh (Photo: VNA) Thanh’s total lifting was far higher than the old SEA Games record of 214 kg. Meanwhile, both her rivals from Indonesia and the Philippines had to stop at 120kg. Thanh said that this was not her best performance as she suffered injury during practice. She said she will continue to work hard towards higher targets such as competitions at the Olympics. With Thanh’s contribution, Vietnamese weightlifting has had three gold medals, exceeding the team’s goal of two medals set earlier. The 31st SEA Games, themed “For a Stronger South East … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female weightlifter sets three new SEA Games records

This is vovinam, Vietnam's acrobatic martial art with roots dating back to the country's struggle for independence, and it is showing at the SEA Games for the first time since 2013. Proponents are trained to use not only their hands and legs to grapple a rival to the ground, but also fend off assailants armed with blades. Short for "Vo Viet Nam" (literally "Vietnamese Martial Arts") it was inspired by nationalists who sought an end to the country’s French colonial rule. Created in the 1930s, it borrows from elements of Chinese kung fu and other Asian styles but was crafted to suit the Vietnamese of the time. "In the past, the Vietnamese people were small," SEA Games silver medallist Tran The Thuong told AFP outside a packed gymnasium near the capital Hanoi where the artists, men and women, grappled in matches. "(It was made from) the best parts of other martial arts and combined to fit the Vietnamese." Promoting nationalist undertones, vovinam went on a rocky road. It was … [Read more...] about Va-va-vovinam: Vietnam’s martial art flies on SEA Games return

Hosts crowned football queens Vietnamese muay fighters reach finals Cambodia win historic volleyball bronze More weightlifting records fall Việt Nam win handball treble Nguyễn Thành Lộc of Việt Nam is on top podium of the men's 100m surface event. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Asian finswimming powerhouse Việt Nam won four, while Indonesia took two out of seven events held on May 21 at the Mỹ Đình Water Sports Palace in Hà Nội. The hosts set four new records on the first day of the competition. Nguyễn Thành Lộc finished first and broke the SEA Games record with a time of 34.82sec in the men's 100m surface event. His result passed the old record of 36.94 set by Nguyễn Trung Kiên in the 2011 Games in Indonesia. Phạm Thị Thu added the second in the women's 100m surface event. She won with a time of 40.41sec, another record. The previous best time of 40.61sec was set by Thu in qualification. Cao Thị Duyên proved her talent in the women's … [Read more...] about Finswimming makes splash on return

Teen Vanessa Sarno dominates the 71kg field to win the gold. — Inquirer/ANN Photo Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Weightlifters set records one after the other on May 21 at the Hà Nội Sports Training and Competition Centre. Young lifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia won a gold medal and broke a Games record in the men's 73kg. The 21-year-old athlete succeeded with a 155kg lift in the snatch. This record is also a personal record for Erwin. His previous heaviest lift was a significantly lighter 145kg . Moving on to the clean and jerk class, Erwin almost immediately beat his competitors at the first opportunity, immediately lifting 180kg. This again surpassed the SEA Games record of 177kg. Erwin increased his burden further to 190kg and managed it perfectly on the second attempt. Erwin lifted a huge 345kg in total. Meanwhile, Doungsri won silver with 321kg, and Hidayat took bronze on 316kg which bettered his national record of 312kg set in Melaka in 2020. … [Read more...] about More weightlifting records fall

Themed “50 years of victory of Xieng Khouang - Plain of Jars Defensive Campaign – Victory and Lessons,” the event was attended by Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, and Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang, among others. The seminar received 80 reports and memoirs from leaders of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff, the General Department of Political Affairs, localities, military regions, services, military academies, generals, officers, historical witnesses, scientists inside and outside the military, and Lao officials. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh affirmed that the victory completely defeated the U.S.’ Intensified Special War in Laos, firmly protecting liberated areas and contributed to the … [Read more...] about Seminar on Xieng Khouang – Plain of Jars Defensive Campaign held in Nghe An

The second National Paragliding Club Championships 2022 opens on Ly Son Island off the coast of Quang Ngai Province on May 21. The competition comprises individual man and individual women categories and team classification. Each team is made up of a maximum of seven pilots. Pilots will take off from a point on Thoi Loi Mountain and land on the 500-square-meter area. The competition will run from May 21 to 22. Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai Province Nguyen Tien Dung said that the event aims to enhance the strength training movement and contribute to the propaganda on national sovereignty over sea and islands among people as well as promote Ly Son’s tourism. The competition is also a skill assessment test for local paragliders in order to participate in international events, he added. On this occasion, the organization board handed over ten gifts to disadvantaged students in Ly Son island district. This year’s competition … [Read more...] about Second National Paragliding Club Championships 2022 starts