National bicycle, motorbike tourney concludes The National Bicycle and Motorbike Championships concluded in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, on October 22 after six days of fierce competition. Bicyclists and motorbike riders for the Vietnam team competing at the 26th SEA Games will be selected from this event, which was organized by the Vietnam Bicycle and Motorbike Federation and the Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Most of the tournament's top individual and team medals went to the traditionally strong teams including An Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Binh Duong, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh City. The athletes competed in a range of events such as the women’s 80km individual and team races, the men’s 164km individual and team events, the women’s 30km and men’s 50km races, and the men’s and women’s 500m speed events. A total of eight teams participated in this year’s championships. National Muay … [Read more...] about SPORT NEWS
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Truong Son wins bronze medal at Chinese int’l chess tourney Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son earned a bronze medal at an international open chess tournament that concluded in China on October 7. This was a positive result for Son as he was placed below only two rivals in the sub index. Son’s teammate, Le Quang Liem, was not very successful in this competition, ranking only ninth with six points. In the women’s event, Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam placed 31st, Pham Le Thao Nguyen, 47th, and Nguyen Thi Thanh An, 75th. Int’l Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament begins The International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament-Khang Linh Cup 2011 opened in Vung Tau City on October 7. Eighteen pairs from 10 countries and territories in the Asian region will battle it out for the medals. The tournament features the talented Malaysian pair of Shun Ting and Teck Hua, who won bronze medals in the 24th and 25th SEA Games, and two couples from … [Read more...] about SPORTS NEWS
SPORTS IN BRIEF 28/9
Viet Nam to play friendly against Japan Viet Nam 's national team coach Falko Goetz has named a 21-man squad for a friendly match against Japan in Kobe on October 7. The team includes top strikers Le Cong Vinh, Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Ngoc Thanh and Hoang Dinh Tung along with maestro Pham Thanh Luong and target man Nguyen Minh Chau. The 49-year-old German coach has also included three goalkeepers, seven defenders and seven midfielders for the tough test. It's the first time that Viet Nam have been invited to compete against Japan in an official friendly, a warm up opportunity for Japan in preparation for the third stage of the 2014 World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers. Ha Noi international futsal event to kick off Four teams will partake in the Ha Noi International Futsal Tournament to be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Centre on October 7-9. During the event, hosts Viet Nam, defending their title, are set to compete against Qatar, China and Uzbekistan. The Viet Nam … [Read more...] about SPORTS IN BRIEF 28/9
SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/10
Viet Nam's martial artists win silver, bronze at world event Vietnamese martial artists won one silver and one bronze medals at the ongoing World Wushu Championships in Ankara, Turkey. In the men's gunshu (cudgel-play) event, Nguyen Manh Quyen who pocketed the all-around bronze in the Guangzhou's 16th Asian Games, China, last year. The gold medal went to Jia Rui from Chinese Macau with 9.80 points. Rui also won gold in the 16th Asian Games when he pocketed victory with 19.61 points in the wushu all-around for the former Portuguese colony. Japan 's Daisuke Ichikizaki rounded out the top three with 9.71 points. Vietnamese wushu artist Tran Xuan Hiep ranked fifth in this event with 9.70 points. In the women's qiangshu (spear-play) event, Nguyen Mai Phuong took the bronze medal with 9.58 points. The first and second place belonged to Turkey's Elif Akyz with 9.60 points and Zheng Tian Hui of Hong Kong with 9.59 points. The world event, which has attracted 700 martial … [Read more...] about SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/10
SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/9
U-19 team dominate Indonesia at AFF cup The national U-19 team defeated Indonesia 6-1 for a first place ranking in Group B at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-19 Championship in Myanmar. "The score is very wonderful, but our main goal is to earn three points," said coach Trieu Quang Ha. In earlier matches, Viet Nam drew with hosts Myanmar 1-1 and demolished Brunei 7-0. A strong win against Indonesia was unexpected for Viet Nam but the team were confident from the opening minutes after two quick goals. Nguyen Thanh Hien's header opened the scoring with a quick follow up by Nguyen Xuan Nam from outside of the restricted area. In the 13th minute, Zoel Fhadli of Indonesia narrowed the score to boost his team's hopes but Ngoc Hai retaliated for Viet Nam to raise the score to 3-1 prior to the half time whistle. After the break, Sy Sam made a long shot into the goal for a 4-1 lead. Sam and Phan Dinh Thang fixed the score 6-1 for Viet Nam in the 57th and … [Read more...] about SPORTS IN BRIEF 14/9