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Vietnam sent 16 contestants to this year’s championship held on Jeju Island from November 5 to 11. Pham Thi Phuong Thao won the gold medal in the women's sport physique for athletes under 1.65m, her third consecutive win. Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong won gold in the over 1.65 m women's fitness event. Saigonese bodybuilder Nguyen Bich Tram won golds in the open weight and over-30 categories. Vu Anh Nhut Thuy Khanh Khuong impressed the judges to win gold in the men's 55kg bodybuilding category. Vietnamese bodybuilder Nguyen Anh Thong (C) at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2019, Jeju Island, South Korea, November, 2019. Can Tho bodybuilder Nguyen Anh Thong won the men's 60kg gold, a feat he had achieved in 2013 and 2016. Vietnam's three bronze medals came through Lam Thai Duong in the men's 70 kg bodybuilding event and Ton Hoang Khanh Lan in the women's bodybuilding open weight and over-30 categories. The competition attracted more than 300 athletes from 35 … [Read more...] about Vietnam bags six gold medals at world bodybuilding championships

  South African Teboho Mokoena (left) celebrating scoring against the Seychelles in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. — AFP/VNA Photo CAIRO — A brilliant Teboho Mokoena free-kick goal gave South Africa a 1-0 victory over the Ivory Coast Tuesday in a 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifier in Cairo. Mokoena, a late arrival for the eight-nation competition because SuperSport United refused to free him ahead of the November 10-19 international window, struck on 79 minutes. The free-kick was in the middle of the pitch, but well outside the penalty area, and Mokoena lifted the ball over a wall of players and goalkeeper Ira Tape Eliezer. Victory lifted South Africa to the top of Group B with four points, one more than the Ivory Coast and Nigeria, who defeated Zambia 3-1 in the second match of a double-header. In a wide open group with one round to play this Friday, bottom team Zambia can still qualify while South Africa might miss out on a top-two finish and a … [Read more...] about Superb Mokoena goal gives South Africa win in Olympics qualifier

The Thai contestants this year were supported by Thai Roong Ruang Group, the manufacturer of Lin sugar for cake decoration. The work by the renowned cake designer and sugar crafter Lippakorn Preeyapabulakit named the Queens, tells the story of the British monarch, and won the gold award at 3rd place in Class H: Decorative Exhibit, at the Cake International 2019 contest in Birmingham, UK. The cake caught the attention of observers, contestants, and the media, all of whom praised the extravagant details of the cake, which made headlines in UK media. A queue soon formed among people keen to take photos of the award winning cake. Two other cake designers in Thailand also won gold awards in this competition, namely the Hades World cake by Deshokun Sing-amphai in Class I: Small Decorative Exhibit, which conveys a story of Greek mythology; and the Plubpla Thewalai cake from Varit Chantawichanuwong in Class H: Decorative Exhibit, reflecting Buddhist morality through the art of Thai … [Read more...] about Thai cake makers win gold awards at UK Cake International 2019 contest

Truong Ngoc De has become the first Vietnamese martial artist to attain the Black Belt’s ninth dan, the highest level in taekwondo. Master Truong Ngoc De presents his performance at the promotion test. Photo vothuat.vn Vietnam Taekwondo Federation President De passed his promotion test at the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, in Seoul, on Monday. The 62-year-old is also the first non-South Korean master earning this dan to date. Another Vietnamese Nguyen Thanh Huy, the national team coach, also successfully took his eighth dan certificate, together with six other masters from different countries. Participants must take park in performance test and present their thesis about the martial art. Vietnam win 35 golds at Asian Open Taekwondo Championship Vietnamese martial artists have won 35 gold medals after three days of competition at the 2nd Asian Open Taekwondo Championship held in HCM City on August 17, the final day of … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese earns taekwondo’s highest black belt dan