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High hopes: Vietnamese athletes march during the Southeast Asian Games' opening ceremony in Laos last December. Viet Nam will send a 260-member squad to compete in 29 of 42 sports at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, from November 12-27. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh |
Deputy head of the National Sports Administration Le Quy Phuong will lead the team at the Asian Games.
Viet Nam hopes to finish in the top 15 out of the 45 participating countries and territories.
Viet Nam's biggest medal hopes rest with sprinter Vu Thi Huong, Asian Grand Prix winner Truong Thanh Hang, SEA Games record holder Vu Van Huyen and two-time SEA Games gold medallist Nguyen Dinh Cuong.
Viet Nam's chief medal hope, Chinese chess player Ngo Lan Huong, who was the 2009 world runner-up, is eyeing a gold medal.
In Qatar four years ago, Viet Nam won three gold, 13 silver and seven bronze medals to rank 19th out of the 45 countries at the competition.
Viet Nam began participating in Asia's biggest sport event at the Seoul games in 1986.
In 1994 at the Hiroshima Asian Games in Japan, Taekwondo artist Tran Quang Ha won the country's first gold medal, while Pham Hong Ha and Tran Van Thong brought home two silver medals.
At the Busan Asian Games in South Korea in 2002, the country had their best showing after winning four gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals to help Viet Nam finish 15th at the event. — VNS
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