Olympian weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan will compete in the men's 56kg division of Asian Games at Dongguan gymnasium in Guangzhou, China on Saturday.
Tuan, 25, who won a silver medal at Beijing Olympics two years ago with a total lift of 290kg, is a golden hope for Viet Nam at Asia's biggest sporting event.
The Bac Ninh-born athlete won a silver with a combined lift of 285kg in the Asian Games in Qatar four years ago.
In the women's 48kg division, Nguyen Thi Hong will start her competition on Saturday.
Joton to compete in friendly tour
HCM City-based basketball team Joton will compete in the China-ASEAN Basketball Tournament in Guangxi, China from November 30 to December 6, the Viet Nam Basketball Federation said yesterday.
The team will compete in the round-robin format against Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Thailand, Guangdong and hosts Guangxi in Pingguo City.
Women get set for Asian Games
Viet Nam women's football team beat Guangzhou U-19s 3-0 in a friendly match on Tuesday.
It's the second victory over a local team during the pre-tournament training camp before Asian Games kick off tomorrow.
Viet Nam have been drawn in Group A with China, South Korea, and Jordan. The two top teams will qualify for semi-final.
The team play South Korea in the group curtain raiser on Sunday.
Veteran sharpshooter eyes gold
Sharpshooter Nguyen Manh Tuong is an oldest Vietnamese athlete competing at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD).
Tuong, 50, who has competed in three Asian Games, said he will retire within the next five years.
He bagged a bronze in the men's individual centre-fire pistol at the Busan Asian Games in 2002, before taking a bronze in the team event in the Qatar games in 2006.
Fifteen year-old tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien will become Viet Nam's youngest athlete at ASIAD when he makes his debut.
Thai players enter local tourney
Four Thai players will join 43 local athletes in the professional category of the 10th Phu My Hung Cup tennis tournament that opens this Saturday.
Ngo Quang Huy, Ngo Duc Duong, Tran Duc Quynh are among the more well known Vietnamese men players while Tran Thi Tam Hao and Tran Lam Anh are good players on women's side.
The tournament misses some top players who are playing at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
The Thai contingent has two male players – Ekkarin Pisuth-Arnonth and Pingmuang Santi, and two female players – Kotcha Nattawadee and Samrej Jitsupang.
The winner of the cup will get a VND15 million prize. — VNS
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