Wushu artists win three silvers at ASIAD

Wushu martial artists sailed to three silvers in the fifth day of competition at the Asian Games on Nov. 17.

Nguyen Thi Bich took a silver medal after losing to Chinese E Meidie
in the final sanshou (combat) event of the women's 52kg weight category
at Nansha Gymnasium.

Her teammate Phan Van Hau
failed to overpower host Li Xinjie in the men's 56kg class final earlier
in the day while Nguyen Van Tuan was defeated by Chinese Zhang Junyong
in the men's 65kg final, forcing both to settle for silver.

Vietnamese taekwondo athletes earned three bronze medals in their debut at the Asian Games the same day.

Duong Thanh Tam and Nguyen Trong Cuong battled to bronze in the men's
74kg and 87kg weight categories, while Vu Thi Hau added one more to the
women's team in the 49kg class.

In tennis, Nguyen
Hoang Thien took a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Al Nabhani Mohammed of Oman
in the men's singles first round at the Aoti Tennis Centre.

The 15-year-old and his teammate Le Quoc Khanh then cruised past
Qatari Al Mutawa and Zayed 6-2, 6-3 in the men's doubles later in the
day.

In the other men's singles match, Vietnamese Do
Minh Quan also dominated his opponent, Pariva Jeetendra from Nepal ,
in two sets, 6-1, 6-1.

On the badminton court,
Nguyen Tien Minh waltzed over Parupalli Kashyap from India 21-14,
21-20 in the men's singles round of 32.

As of Nov. 17, Vietnam has won seven silver and 10 bronze medals in the medal tally./.

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VN official elected to AFC Standing Committee

Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) Secretary General Tran Quoc Tuan has been elected to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Standing Committee for the 2011-15 term.

According to the VFF website, at a council meeting of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) in Malaysia, the federation introduced Tuan as its representative to the AFC.

The results of the vote were announced on Sunday at a regular meeting.

This is the first time the VFF has had a representative in the AFC standing committee.

Tuan is currently the Commissioner of AFC and member of AFC's Vision Asia committee.

Quoc hopes to recover before Asian

Top table tennis player Doan Kien Quoc has received two weeks of treatment for a shoulder injury at Viet Nam Sports Hospital, his coach Truong Thoi Nhiem said yesterday.

Quoc, 31, who plays for PetroVietnam, is expected to make a speedy recovery from the minor injury.

The two-time Olympian will be competing at the Asian Games in Guangzhou next month.

16 VN fencers to compete in eight events at Asian Games

Viet Nam will send 16 athletes to compete in eight fencing events at the Asian Games next month.

The team will include twin sisters Nguyen Thi Le Dung and Nguyen Hoai Thu as well as in form Nguyen Thi Thuy Chung, Nguyen Thi Tuoi and Ha Thi Sen.

According to coach Pham Anh Tuan, they have invited Chinese coaches to train the team for a month before the Asian Games begin on November 12.

It will be the second time Vietnamese fencers have participated at the Asian Games.

Capital's sharpshooters hit the mark in championships

Ha Noi finished the National Shooting Championships, which closed on Sunday, with 22 gold, 19 silver and nine bronze medals.

The Army team bagged seven gold, 17 silver and five bronze medals to finish second, while Hai Phong came in third with seven gold, two silver and eight bronze medals.

The annual championship drew 180 shooters from 11 teams who competed for 24 medal sets. — VNS

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HCM City wins Vovinam title at National Games VI

HCM City's experienced martial artists claimed the top position at the Vovinam Championship with 12 gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

Host team Can Tho came in second with six golds, three silvers and three bronzes while the third place went to the Army team with four golds, one silver and one bronze.

Other teams like People's Public Security, Binh Duong and Ha Noi also did well winning a clutch of medals including gold.

The medals will go towards the teams' tally at the 6th National Sports Games to be held in Da Nang in December.

The Vovinam competition took place at Can Tho Gymnasium with the participation of 267 martial artists (82 women) from 26 provinces and cities across the country.

They competed for 20 sets of medals in the combat category and 18 sets of medals in performance category.

Viet Nam dominates regional Judo tourney

Vietnamese Judoists won 13 gold and two silver medals to dominate the Southeast Asian Judo Championship that wrapped up in HCM City's Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.

This is the second time Viet Nam dominated the tournament. At last year's tournament in Laos, Viet Nam easily claimed the top position with 11 gold, four silver medals and one bronze medal.

Laos came in second with two gold, five silver and five bronze medals and followed by Thailand with four silver and bronze medals.

The one-day tournament has seven participating countries, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the host team Viet Nam. At least 100 athletes will compete for 15 sets of medals.

Athletes will have a training trip at Nanjing, China next month before competing at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in November. — VNS

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Vietnam 42nd at first Youth Olympics

Vietnam was in the 42^nd spot as the first Youth Olympics Games in Singapore closed on Thursday, August 26.

A total of 98 international squads participated in the 12-day tournament.

Thirteen Vietnamese athletes took part in seven of 26 competitions at the event which attracted some 5,000 athletes aged 14-17 from around the world.

The Vietnamese athletes won a gold medal in the men’s 56kg weightlifting contest, a silver in the women’s 55kg taekwondo category and two bronze medals in the men’s 55kg taekwondo category and women singles’ badminton event.

China finished on top with 30 gold, 16 silver, and five bronze medals, followed by Russia with 19 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals and South Korea in third with 11 gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

The USA finished thirteenth with four gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals while hosts Singapore came in 62^nd place with two silver and four bronze medals.

Thailand topped the Southeast Asian region with four gold and three silver medals, finishing in the 14^th position.

Malaysia finished 65^th with two silver medals while Indonesia was in 84^th place with just one bronze medal.

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Vietnam 42nd at first Youth Olympics

Vietnam was in the 42^nd spot as the first Youth Olympics Games in Singapore closed on Thursday, August 26.

A total of 98 international squads participated in the 12-day tournament.

Thirteen Vietnamese athletes took part in seven of 26 competitions at the event which attracted some 5,000 athletes aged 14-17 from around the world.

The Vietnamese athletes won a gold medal in the men’s 56kg weightlifting contest, a silver in the women’s 55kg taekwondo category and two bronze medals in the men’s 55kg taekwondo category and women singles’ badminton event.

China finished on top with 30 gold, 16 silver, and five bronze medals, followed by Russia with 19 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals and South Korea in third with 11 gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

The USA finished thirteenth with four gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals while hosts Singapore came in 62^nd place with two silver and four bronze medals.

Thailand topped the Southeast Asian region with four gold and three silver medals, finishing in the 14^th position.

Malaysia finished 65^th with two silver medals while Indonesia was in 84^th place with just one bronze medal.

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Vietnam 42nd at first Youth Olympics

Vietnam was in the 42^nd spot as the first Youth Olympics Games in Singapore closed on Thursday, August 26.

A total of 98 international squads participated in the 12-day tournament.

Thirteen Vietnamese athletes took part in seven of 26 competitions at the event which attracted some 5,000 athletes aged 14-17 from around the world.

The Vietnamese athletes won a gold medal in the men’s 56kg weightlifting contest, a silver in the women’s 55kg taekwondo category and two bronze medals in the men’s 55kg taekwondo category and women singles’ badminton event.

China finished on top with 30 gold, 16 silver, and five bronze medals, followed by Russia with 19 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals and South Korea in third with 11 gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

The USA finished thirteenth with four gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals while hosts Singapore came in 62^nd place with two silver and four bronze medals.

Thailand topped the Southeast Asian region with four gold and three silver medals, finishing in the 14^th position.

Malaysia finished 65^th with two silver medals while Indonesia was in 84^th place with just one bronze medal.

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