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Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam lost 0-5 to world defending champion Nikhat Zareen of India in the light flyweight final match of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Sunday evening, bringing home a silver medal. Before the match, Zareen was considered the great hope for the host to secure the championship title. She was the defending champion in the 52kg class before moving down to the 50kg weight category. The first round saw Zareen, who received great cheers from home spectators, launch many quality right-handed punches toward Tam. The host boxer received five 10-point markings from judges, while the visiting fighter got five 9-point markings, losing the round. In the next two rounds, Tam maintained her attacking tactic, but it made no difference. Meanwhile, Zareen proved to be an experienced fighter when she kept distance and maintained a moderate attacking tempo, securing a 5-0 win in the end. The Indian boxer won a gold medal and a bonus … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer wins silver at world boxing championship

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Athletics is still the strongest sport of Vietnam, and at the SEA Games, track-and-field stars are hoping to bring home at least 14 gold medals from the Cambodian meet. Vietnam has dominated the past three Games with 17 golds in 2017, 16 in 2019 and 22 at the last Games held a year later than scheduled in 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With just six weeks to go before the start of the Games, the team is training hard to keep its top spot. “We have set a target for each group," said Nguyen Manh Hung, general secretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation . "We hope to manage to win at least 14 golds. We can predict the maximum number of golds that we can earn from the Games, but that is our tactic so I cannot reveal that information to anyone." The team has been training together since January with 53 promising members, in Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, Bac Ninh and Can Tho. "My team has been strengthened with … [Read more...] about Athletics ready for golden task at 32nd SEA Games

Over the past 35 years of development, the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, better known as Agribank, always proves its position and role as a leading commercial bank in Vietnam. It has pioneered monetary policies, contributing to stabilizing the macro-economy, curbing inflation and supporting the country’s economic growth. The bank has cemented its key role in developing the agriculture sector and rural areas and offering credit and services to serve the country’s socio-economic development. Agribank was proud to receive the Vietnam National Brand award for the third consecutive year in 2022 and was among the top 10 Vietnamese strong banking and financial brands the same year. The lender has obtained impressive achievements in digital and green transformation and made substantial contributions to community development. Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Agribank, with its initiative and flexibility, has employed multiple … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Agribank wins many local prestigious prizes

The goal is to encourage people to exercise to enhance physical health and contribute to the country's and the capital's human resources. The Olympic Run Day for Public Health was inaugurated on March 26 at the intersection of Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Dinh Tien Hoang streets, and the surrounding area of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi with the participation of 3,500 runners from all walks of life. Organizers of the event present flowers to participants. Photos: Ngoc Tu This event also marked the commencement of the 48th Open Hanoimoi Newspaper Run for Peace. At the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha stressed the significance of the Olympic Run Day for Public Health as a continuation of President Ho Chi Minh's ideology of "The people are strong, the nation is prosperous", which is also linked to the ideals of the world Olympic movement. “The aim is to encourage people to exercise to enhance physical health, contribute to the … [Read more...] about Hanoi holds Olympic Day Run 2023

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam beat Botswana athlete Modukanele Lethabo Bokamoso in the Round of 16 of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in India on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals. With a height advantage, Tam showed a preemptive strategy. She scored an almost absolute point in each of the first two rounds of Tuesday’s showdown. In the third round, Lethabo Bokamoso appeared to be physically weaker and even kissed the canvas once. In the end, Tam won 5-0, including four rounds with absolute points of 30. Her opponent in the quarterfinals is Spain’s Fuertes Fernandez Laura, who ranked ninth in Europe in 2022. The fight will take place at 7:30 pm on Wednesday (Vietnam time). Before Tuesday’s match, Tam had left a great impression on the audience and participants at the championship after her 5-0 victory over Kazakhstani opponent Kyzaibay Nazym, who won the world championship in 2014 and 2016 and was also crowned the Asian champion in 2021. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female boxer through to world championship’s quarterfinals

Three Vietnamese football talents aged 13-14 are expected to receive scholarships from Hungary so as to be trained in this Central European nation for multiple years to become professional players. These are among 200 scholarships that Hungary will offer for Vietnamese students to follow higher education involving sports at top universities in the European country, heard attendees at a recent meeting between Vietnam Sports Administration and a Hungarian Olympic Committee delegation. Szabo Bence, director of the House of Hungary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, said the Hungarian Olympic Committee mapped out many programs to promote sports cooperation with Vietnam. As part of these programs, three Vietnamese football talents at the given age will be trained to meet international levels and come back home to contribute to Vietnamese football. The Vietnam Sports Administration and Vietnam Football Federation will jointly select the three young talents in the field. Given the … [Read more...] about Hungary to grant scholarships to 3 Vietnamese football talents

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam trounced Spanish rival Laura Fuertes Fernandez 5-0 in the women’s 50kg quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in India on Wednesday. From the beginning of Wednesday’s match, Tam showed her dominance over Fernandez. Tam did not allow her opponent to approach while launching single and continuous attacks. With abundant physical strength and good stature, Tam confused the European No. 9 and took the lead in the showdown. In the first two rounds, Tam scored with straight punches and accurate hooks into Fernandez’s face, abdomen, and ribs to claim the absolute victory. In the third round, Fernandez tried to regain the balance but ended up being squeezed out by the Vietnamese boxer. At one point, Fernandez even failed to keep her composure and had an unsportsmanlike conduct against Tam, for which she was given a warning. In the end, Tam won 5-0 with the absolute points of 30 in all five … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer outplays Spanish competitor to advance to world championship semifinals

Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam made history as the first Vietnamese boxer to fight in a world final after winning 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in India on Thursday. Tam faced French opponent Lkhadiri Wassila, who has won the French championship seven times, as well as earned two bronze medals in Europe, in Thursday’s 50kg semifinal. Tam won the first round with a flurry of straight punches and hooks from both left and right. She lost the second round when Wassila adapted to her attacks. Tam kept her distance in the final round in order to avoid attacks from Wassila. She effectively threw three punches and three hooks from the right arm at the end of the round, convincing four of the five coaches to name her the winner. The victory has made Tam the first-ever Vietnamese boxer to advance to a world final. The best achievement of Vietnamese boxing in the world arena was when female boxer Nguyen Thi Huong took home the bronze … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer enters world championship final

K'Duong wins gold medals at IWF World Youth Championships. (Photo: IWF) Hanoi (VNA) - K'Duong set up three world records at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships , which is ongoing in Durres, Albania. The Vietnamese broke all three of his own youth world records when he finished 24kg clear of his nearest rival in the men’s 55kg category on March 26. K'Duong, who celebrated his 16th birthday three weeks ago, was the only current world record holder among the men’s entries in Durres. He has made only 11 attempts in his international weightlifting career and he has already set six world records. In the snatch event, he missed his first attempt at 107kg because of a press-out, but successfully managed it the second time to secure the first gold. He then went up 7kg to better his world best by 1kg at the Ramazan Njala Sport Complex . In the clean and jerk, his first attempt of 132kg gave him a sweep of gold. He then jumped 12kg, and just failed with the jerk. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese lifter K’Duong triumphs at World Youth Weightlifting Championships

Tam earned the victory in the round of 16 in the 48-50 kilogram category, in which Nazym won the world championship in 2014 and 2016. Nazym was also crowned Asian champion in the 50-52 kilogram category in 2021 and finished third in Asia in the 48-50 kilogram category last year. But Tam managed to claim a perfect victory, taking advantage of her height and long arms to keep the opponent from coming close. All her punches and hooks were effective. After three rounds, the 29-year-old Vietnamese fighter was declared the winner, with four out of five judges giving her the maximum score of 30. Tam will fight Modukanele Bokamoso from Botswana in the next round on Tuesday afternoon. The Women’s World Boxing Championship is being held in New Delhi from March 15 to March 26, attracting fighters from 65 countries and territories for a US$2.4 billion prize pool. Vietnam sent nine boxers and six have been eliminated, leaving Tam, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran, who beat Bulgarias Poptoleva … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxer defeats former world champion