Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien Vien is one of seven Vietnamese swimmers who will compete in the event. The Can Tho native is the nation’s most successful swimmer after winning a total of 19 golds, seven silvers, and two bronze medals, in addition to breaking 11 records at the SEA Games. She also won two bronze medals at the Asian Games as well as a one silver and two bronze medals during previous FINA World Cup competitions. Tran Duc Phan, deputy director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, said Vien is a key member of the Vietnamese swimming team that will take part in the SEA Games. She has set a target of winning eight gold medals during the course of the tournament. At the FINA World Championship in 2017, Vien competed in the 200m and 400m individual medley events with results of 2:13:36 and 4:40:39, failing to win a medal in the process. The FINA World Championship 2019 will see … [Read more...] about Anh Vien ready to compete at FINA World Championship in RoK
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2018 Youth Olympics: Swimmer brings home second gold medal
Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (middle) triumphs in the men’s 800m freestyle at the ongoing 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina (Photo: VNA) Buenos Aires (VNA) – Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won a gold medal on October 12 (Vietnam time) at the ongoing 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina. The 18-year-old swimmer triumphed in the men’s 800m freestyle in 7:50:20, followed by Keisuke Yoshida from Japan and Marco de Tullio from Italy. With this result, he broke the national record of 7:54:32 which earned him a bronze medal at the recent Asian Games in Indonesia. Hoang is among the most prominent Vietnamese athletes at the Youth Olympics. His medal is the first gold medal in swimming for Vietnam at the Games. “I stayed focused and determined till the last second as this is the last youth competition I can participate in,” Hoang said. Earlier, weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh pocketed the country’s first gold in the men’s … [Read more...] about 2018 Youth Olympics: Swimmer brings home second gold medal
Gold medal marks Vietnam’s good start at Youth Olympic Games
Weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won a gold medal in the men’s 56kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina on October 7. (Photo: Thethaoplus) – Vietnam enjoyed a good start at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina as weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won a gold medal for the country at the men’s 56kg event on October 7, the first day of competition at the Games. The Tien Giang-born lifter won one gold and two bronze medals in the men’s 56kg at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship last year. He also won three gold medals at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship and two bronzes at the World Youth Weightlifting Championship this year. The same day, weightlifter Nguyen Thu Trang also clinched a silver medal at the women’s 44kg event, lifting a total of 147kg, following Echandia Zarate from Venezuela who came in first with 162kg. Vietnam has sent 13 athletes to Argentina to compete in athletics, swimming, weightlifting, badminton, … [Read more...] about Gold medal marks Vietnam’s good start at Youth Olympic Games
Vietnam ready to compete in Youth Olympics in Argentina
Vietnam will have 13 athletes at the Games, playing in seven sports including badminton, gymnastics, taekwondo, dance sport, weightlifting, swimming and athletics. According to Tran Duc Phan, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Sports Administration, Vietnam aim to earn at least one gold at the upcoming event, focusing on swimming, weightlifting and taekwondo. The golden hopes are taekwondo martial artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan, who won the gold medal at the World Youth Taekwondo Championship in the women’s U-49kg and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, who won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games in Indonesia in the men’s 1,500m. Vietnam have taken part in two YOG events in 2010 and 2014 At the YOG in 2010, the team bagged one gold thanks to weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan in the men’s 56kg, one silver in taekwondo and two bronzes in taekwondo and badminton. At the YOG in 2010, swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a gold medal and weightlifter Nguyen Tran … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready to compete in Youth Olympics in Argentina
Vietnam to compete in seven events at 2018 Youth Olympics
Vietnam will be represented by 13 athletes in seven sport events, including badminton, gymnastics, taekwondo, dancesport, weightlifting, swimming and track and field, at the upcoming 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina. Vietnamese taekwondo artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan (second from right) clinches the women's under-44kg title at the 2016 world youth championships in Canada. The Vietnamese qualifiers include Nguyen Hai Dang and Vu Thi Anh Thu (badminton); Nguyen Van Khanh Phong and Pham Nhu Phuong (gymnastics); Ho Thi Kim Ngan (taekwondo); Le Minh Hieu (dancesport); Nguyen Thi Thu Trang and Ngo Son Dinh (weightlifting); Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vo Thi Phuong Anh and Pham Thanh Bao (swimming); and Le Tien Long and Doan Thu Hang (track and field). Accordingly, the 2018 YOG, the third event of its kind, will be hosted in Buenos Aires from October 6 to 18, featuring competitors aged between 14-18 from more than 200 countries and territories around the world. According to Tran … [Read more...] about Vietnam to compete in seven events at 2018 Youth Olympics