Viet Nam's top weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan will be taking part in the world championship in Turkey on September 15-27.
The Olympic silver medallist, who has been training in China, will fly home on September 12 and leave for the tournament two days later.
He will compete in the men's 56kg category, while teammate Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan will contest the women's 69kg division. Loan is the Southeast Asian Games defending champion, the title she won in Laos last December.
"Tuan's biggest goal this year is to win a gold medal at November's Asian Games in Guangzhou, China," said Do Dinh Khang, head of the weightlifting department.
SEA Games champions lined up for Pool World Cup
Cuiests Luong Chi Dung and Do Hoang Quan will represent Viet Nam at the World Cup of Pool on September 7 in Manila, the Philippines.
The Vietnamese duo who triumphed at the 25th Southeast Asian Games last December will meet David Alcaide and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz from Spain in their first match next Thursday.
The tournament, which is attracting 32 world pairs, is offering prize money of US$60,000.
The final is scheduled for September 12.
In 2006, Viet Nam made it into the semi-finals.
Young archers to take aim at Hai Phong tourney tomorrow
The National Youth Archery Championship will take place in Hai Phong tomorrow.
About 80 archers representing eight teams, will be competing in the recurve and compound events. The finals will take place next Wednesday.
Transfer market begins to boil ahead of new season
Hoa Phat Ha Noi are chasing the signature of halfback Hoang Danh Ngoc in preparation for the new season.
Ngoc whose contract with Nam Dinh will end at the end of this year will replace winger Nguyen Van Vinh who said goodbye to Hoa Phat after the V-League ended on August 22.
The Ha Noi team will welcome defender Anh Tuan from Lam Son Thanh Hoa and is waiting for confirmation of goalkeeper Nguyen Duc Cuong signature from SHB Da Nang. — VNS
