Vietnamese athletes warming up for ASIAD 2014
Vietnam will field a team of 200 athletes at the 2014 Asian Games (ASIAD 17) scheduled to take place in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK) from Sep 18 to Oct 4, featuring 439 events in 36 sports.
The national team targets 2-3 gold medals, most hopeful faces are Hoang Xuan Vinh (shooting), Phan Thi Ha Thanh (gymnastics), Thach Kim Tuan (weightlifting), and Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (swimming).
In ASIAD 2010, Vietnam bagged one gold medal in karate event by Le Bich Phuong.
The tournament is a warm-up event for Vietnam to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Dat fires off new records at national champs
Tieu Cong Dat of Hai Duong team snatched two records and two gold medals at the National Youth Shooting Championships in Ha Noi yesterday.
It was his third medal here. The first one was in the men’s 50m pistol event on Tuesday.
Dat set his first record and took the gold in the men’s 10m air pistol individual event with 572 points, one more than the previous record which was made up by soldier Vu Tan Duong of the military four years ago.
His teammate Ngo Quoc Hung who had same number of points was placed second. Ngo Quoc Vu of the hosts was third with 563 points.
Dat’s second record came from the team event as he grouped with Hung and Nguyen Hoai Son to total 1,699 points.
The old record of 1,683 was made by their senior teammate at last year championships.
HCM City and Ha Noi secured the next two places, respectively, in the ranking.
Hanoian Nguyen Cong Dau pocketed his second title for the men’s 10m running target mixed individual event.
His teammate Le Thanh Nam was second, followed by Le Tuan Dat of the military.
Dau’s performance, however, did not help his squad win the team title which went to the military. Ha Noi was in second place.
The hosts grabbed the second gold when Phung Viet Dung triumphed in the men’s 50m rifle prone individual class.
Hoang Dinh Tu of Thanh Hoa and Tran Duc Cong from Hai Duong were second and third, respectively.
The team title also belonged to the hosts who shot 1,721 points. They were followed by Thanh Hoa and HCM City, respectively.
Ha Noi strengthened its top position in the medal tally with eight. Hai Duong who grabbed five were second and Dong Nai who did not win in any category yesterday, were down to the third place.
The annual championships will conclude on Sunday.
Thai Nguyen draw 1-1 with Ha Nam
A 1-1 draw yesterday narrowed Phong Phu Ha Nam’s chances of winning the National Women’s Football Championship title.
Ha Nam had two points less than the leading team Ha Noi 1 before it took on TNG Thai Nguyen in the ninth round match in Nha Trang City. A win over Thai Nguyen, who were ranked lower, was expected to push Ha Nam to the top. However, Ha Nam’s Vu Thi Thuy could score only in the last minute of the first half of the match, though the team made strong attacks from the first whistle.
National team member Nguyen Hai Hoa levelled the score for Thai Nguyen in the 78th minute, helped by the Ha Nam goalkeeper’s mistake.
After the unexpected draw, Ha Nam are placed second with 19 points, one point behind Ha Noi 1.
Thai Nguyen rank fifth among six teams, with 10 points.
In the last-round match, Ha Nam will play last year’s runner-up HCM City on Saturday, and Thai Nguyen will face Ha Noi 2 a day earlier.
Hanoian keeps eye on the target to claim records
Two additional tournament records were set at the National Youth Shooting Championships in Ha Noi yesterday, according to officials.
Nguyen Thi Hoan of the host team shot 366 points in the women’s 10-metre running target individual event at the National Sports Training Centre yesterday. Her score smashed the old record of 350 points by military shooter Nguyen Thi Thuan Anh in 2011.
Le Thi My Chung from Dak Lak came second and Le Thi My Linh, another Ha Noi markswoman, placed third.
With two finishers in the top three, Ha Noi easily won the team event title, with a total score of 1,044, which is also a new record. The old record of 956 points had been set four years ago by residents from the capital.
The Dak Lak and Military squads placed second and third, respectively.
In the women’s 50-metre rifle prone individual event, Vu Thi Hai of Thanh Hoa scored 582 points for the top position. Nguyen Thi Ngan of Vinh Phuc and Duong Thi Luyen from Ha Noi finished behind her.
Thanh Hoa also secured a gold medal at the team event. The silver went to Ha Noi, and Quang Ninh took home the bronze. Dong Nai shooters grabbed the last two gold medals of the day in the women’s 10-meter air pistol category.
Teammates Phan Thi Phuong Thuy, Vo Thi Ngoc Diu and Le Thi Nga shared the top three positions in the individual class. They then took the podium again for the team pool event.
Three days later, Ha Noi replaced HCM City as the leader of the medal tally. The hosts have earned five gold medals. Dong Nai are in second place, with four titles, and HCM City, whose marksmen did not win yesterday, are in third place, with three wins.
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