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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Thien receives the official flag of SEA Games 31. Photo: vnexpress The athletes parade kick-started the festivities, as competitors from the various nations took center-stage. A drone show then turned the inky black sky into a stunning screen showcasing the different sports contested at the Games. The captivating showcase then culminated in the display of the Games theme: We Win As One. The organizing board presented individual awards to SEA Games’ best male and female athletes, Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. Both swimmers won six gold and two silver medals. Philippine surfer Roger Casugay received the fair play award for his act of bravery in saving other athlete in the midst of a competition round. The SEA Games flag was then handed over to Vietnam, who will host SEA Games 31 in 2021. A 12-minute art performance was delivered to regional friends by Vietnamese … [Read more...] about SEA Games 30: Curtain falls, SEA Games flag goes to Vietnam

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gifts to the two football teams. At the meeting, the two head-coaches, Park Hang-seo and Mai Duc Chung, and the two captains, Do Hung Dung and Huynh Nhu, briefed  the PM on the achievements they gained at the tournament. The men’s U22 team has won the gold medal for the first time since Vietnam started the international integration of its sport sector. Meanwhile, the women’s team topped the region’s women’s football as it has won the gold medal for the sixth time. Both teams worked hard with their high sense of responsibility to bring home glory. The PM highly appreciated the achievements of the two teams and revealed that certificates of merit would be awarded to the teams’ members at a ceremony to review the results of the sport delegation of Vietnam participating in the 30th SEA Games. He believed that the victories are not just limited to the fields of football and sports. They also serve as the encouragement and … [Read more...] about SEA Games 30: PM meets with football teams

Friday's Tale It glitters, it is gold By Son Nguyen Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,20:49 (GMT+7) It glitters, it is goldBy Son Nguyen It is exceptionally pure gold, now that Vietnam U-22 footballers have been crowned champions at the regional sporting tournament, the 30th SEA Games. The country has earned as many as 98 gold medals at the weeks-long event that wrapped up this week in the Philippines, and while all gold medals are highly valuable given talent and painstaking efforts of sportspeople, it is the gold medal for men’s football that has sent the entire nation into wild rapture. The day of December 10, 2019 has become historic, and the significance is not just confined to football or sport, as it is also of paramount importance to other socio-economic aspects of the country as well. The way all walks of life treasure the championship is simply indescribable. The extravaganza is mirrored in both mainstream media and on … [Read more...] about It glitters, it is gold

Defender Doan Van Hau (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U22 players will have no time to rest after their SEA Games victory as Korean coach Park Hang-seo on December 12 announced a list of 28 footballers to prepare for the final round of the AFC U23 Championship in January 2020. In the list, there are three goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 11 midfielders and four strikers. They include most of the SEA Games winners except for midfielders Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Trong Hoang who are over the age limit and defender Doan Van Hau who has returned to his Dutch club SC Heerenveen. Park also called midfielders Tran Dinh Trong and Nguyen Trong Dai who missed key tournaments due to injury, among other talented players. The team will hold a 10-day practice session in the Republic of Korea, starting on December 13. They then will have a week-long rest for the New Year festival before leaving for the Asian competition in Thailand on January 8-26. Vietnam are in Group D … [Read more...] about Young players to train in RoK for Asian U23 champs

Coach Park Hang Seo has no time to celebrate Vietnam’s ticket to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in UAE Coach Park Hang Seo has led Vietnam to secure a berth at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in his debut with the team this week, but the South Korean did not have time to delight in his mission accomplished. Park, who was appointed the Vietnam coach in October, has in fact been criticized for his lackluster leadership in the first official game with the team, a goalless draw against Afghanistan on home soil in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying game on Tuesday. Vietnam have booked a place in the finals, to take place in the United Arab Emirates in January-February 2019, one match before the qualifiers finish, but the South Korean coach could not take much credit for this achievement. “In their first match under new Korean coach Park Hang-seo, Vietnam was a shadow of the side that we’ve seen evolve over the past couple of years,” Scott McIntyre wrote on Fox Sports. Park only began to … [Read more...] about ​​Korean coach given little credit despite Vietnam securing ticket to Asian Cup