The first Ha Noi Lawn Bowling Open will start from tomorrow to Sunday at Ha Noi-based My Dinh Sports Centre.
The event will attract six clubs from Ha Noi, Gia Lai, Phu Tho and Quang Ninh.
Viet Nam is the sixth country to develop the event in Southeast Asia. Vietnamese Ha Kha Luan, chairman of the Ha Noi Club, is the first deputy chairman of Southeast Asian Lawn Bowling Federation.
Lawn Bowling will soon get under way in HCM City, Nha Trang, Kien Giang and Nam Dinh to develop a strong force in preparation for international events such as the World Lawn Bowling Championship and Asian Beach Games.
Vietnamese archers take silvers at Asian Grand Prix
Archer Nguyen Tien Cuong took a silver medal at the three-stringed bow event, or compound, in the first round of the Asian Archery Grand Prix in Thailand on Tuesday.
Cuong defeated many strong rivals and was only defeated by former Chinese Atlanta Olympics and Sydney Olympics champion Tang Hua.
The gold medallist in the same event in 2008, Cuong and his team-mates also pocketed a silver medal at the men's team event.
Vietnamese archers will continue to compete in the second round in Vientiane in Laos on April 21-27 and the third round in Dakha, Bangladesh, on May 25-31.
Asian football's honcho to visit Viet Nam on Sunday
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chairman Mohamed Bin Hammam will pay a visit to Viet Nam on Sunday.
He will attend the HCM City League tournament as part of the Vision Viet Nam-Vision Asia programme organised by the AFC.
This programme was developed in Viet Nam in 2004. It was implemented successfully in Long An and HCM City.
An AFC Vision Asia team will visit Hue at the end of February to assess the suitability of the Vietnamese city for the implementation of the Vision Asia development programme. — VNS
