Vietnam’s 10-member team will compete in the Taiwan Open Athletics
Championships to be held in Taipei City Stadium on May 27-28.
The team includes three champions from the 26th Southeast Asian Games,
Dao Xuan Cuong (men’s 400m hurdle), Tran Hue Hoa (women’s triple jump)
and Nguyen Truong Giang (men’s javelin).
They will
have a chance to compete with London Olympics champions in the two-day
event, including Jeneba Tarmoh of the US, gold medallist in the women’s
4x100m relay, Angelo Taylor (the US), gold medallist in men’s 4x400m
relay, and Greg Nixon (the US), gold medallist in men’s 4x400m relay in
the 2011 Daegu World Championships.
This year’s
event has attracted 13 teams from the US, Australia, Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.-VNA