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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Grandmaster wins silver in Asian Games chess debut

Checkmate: IGM Le Quang Liem wins a silver in the men's individual event for Viet Nam in Guangzhou. — VNA/VNS Photo

HA NOI — International grand master Le Quang Liem won a silver medal of the Asian Games' men's individual yesterday in Guangzhou.

Liem pocketed 7.5 points after nine games, level with eventual gold-medal winner Kasimdzhanov Rustam of Uzbekistan. Liem lost out as he had been defeated by Rustam in their match on Monday.

It is the first time chess is an official sport of ASIAD.

Wushu martial artist Nguyen Thanh Tung bagged a silver - the third for at the Games yesterday.

Tung scored 18.32 points with a combined performance of taijijan and taijiquan, finishing second behind his powerful Chinese rival.

Tung said he couldn't believe he had actually won the silver until he was standing on the podium.

"It is the first time I have taken part in such a big tournament," said Tung.

"As a freshman here, I am not thinking of winning a medal. I told myself that it is not a competition but a performance and all the other people are spectators who are admiring it."

Head coach Nguyen Phuong Lan said the silver medal was a big surprise, as he was only 18 years old and defeated much more experienced rivals.

"But in taolu (performance), athletes' nerves are very important," said the coach. "Tung is inexperienced but he can deal with pressure. He feels free to perform and he succeeds."

Vietnamese wushu sanshou athletes are expected to win a gold medal today as three have booked berths in the final matches.

Nguyen Thi Bich who defeated Iran's Mansoryansamiroumi Elaheh 9-1 in the women's 52kg category yesterday will fight against host E Meidie.

Her male teammates Phan Van Hau will compete China's Li Xinjie in the 56kg class while Nguyen Van Tuan will play Zhang Junyong, another Chinese, in the 65kg pool.

The nine-man Viet Nam Olympic football team, that qualified for the second round in their first appearance at the Asian Games, lost to a powerful North Korea 2-0 in the knock-out round at Yuexiu Stadium.

Later, Viet Nam's women footballers lost to China 0-1 in the last minutes during the premilinary round.

It was the second defeat for the Southeast Asian Games champions, who are set to play Jordan in the last group round match tomorrow. — VNS

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Sharp shooters shoot down 2 silvers

Silverware: Dang Hong Ha (centre) and her teammates Cu Thi Thanh Tu and Nguyen Thu Hang celebrate after winning a silver medal in the 10m air rifle mobile target team event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh

HA NOI — Sharpshooters Dang Hong Ha, Cu Thi Thanh Tu and Nguyen Thi Hang bagged the silver medal in the women's 10m mobile target air rifle team event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday.

The trio accumulated a total of 1,084 points to finish second, 62 points behind China.

North Korea came third with 1,068 points.

The men's shooters bagged one more silver and bronze for Viet Nam yesterday.

Ha Minh Thanh scored 583 points in the men's 25m individual rapid fire pistol to equal Chinese Li Yuehong after 60 shots. But Thanh had to take the silver as he lost to the Chinese shooter in the final 10 shots with 196.7 points, 3.1 points lower than Li's achievement.

Thanh and his teammates, Bui Quang Nam and Pham Anh Dat, also bagged a bronze medal in the team event with a total of 1,718 points.

Wushu artist Pham Quoc Khanh took the bronze in the men's all-around nanquan (ultimate fist) and nangun (rod play) with a total 19.33 points in the men's taolu (performance) event yesterday.

Vietnamese athletes took home two silver and three bronze medals in the Asian Games yesterday.

International Grand Master (IGM) Le Quang Liem gained 5.5 points to take the lead in the men's individual chess tournament at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Liem won five matches including two wins over the Asian Games' defending champion Murtas Kazhgaleyev of Kazakhstan, Chinese Bu Xiangzhi.

The 19-year-old hopes to maintain his momentum as he gets ready for his next matches today.

Martial artist Nguyen Thi Bich beat Elina Chaudhary of Nepal 2-0, earning a semi-final berth in the women's 52kg sanshou (combat) event. — VNS

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Chess player wins world silver

Young master Nguyen Thi Mai Hung brought home a silver medal from the
World Youth Chess Championships in Helkidiki , Greece .

The Bac Giang-born girl finished second in the girl's U16 category with
8.5 points after 11 matches, finishing level with gold medal winner
Nastassia Ziaziukina of Belarus , but losing out on sub-criteria.

The bronze went to Lisa Schut of the Netherlands .

Hung also pocketed an individual gold and a team silver medal at the
Asian Youth Chess Championships held in China in July.

Her senior, Hoang Thi Nhu Y, added a bronze for Vietnam in the
girl's U18 category. Y had a slow start to the competition but came
through strongly in the latter half of the tournament to finish on eight
points.

The gold and silver medals went to Kazimova Marmin Nizami of Azerbaijan and Cori Deysi of Peru respectively.

In the boy's competition , former world U8 champion Tran Minh Thang
finished 25th in the U10 pool and his brother could only manage 11th in
the U14 class./.

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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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Thao wins Youth Olympics taekwondo silver

Taekwondo martial artist Nguyen Thanh Thao won silver in the girls’ 55kg category at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, losing to Briton Jones Jade on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old martial artist from Wales led three to one after the first round of the final contest, but Thao, also 17, fought back to draw level after the second round.

Jones led 6-4 early in the third round but Thao restored parity again at 6-6 before the end of the round.

In the sudden-death play-off, Jones landed a kick to Thao’s head to get three points and win Britain’s first gold medal at the August 14-26 event.

Earlier, weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan snatched the gold medal in the men’s 56kg category and taekwondo martial artist Nguyen Quoc Cuong grabbed the bronze medal in the men’s 55kg competition.

After three days, China leads the Youth Olympics with a medal haul of five golds, three silvers and one bronze, followed by Azerbaijan with five golds and one silver medal. In third place is Russia with four gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

Italy is in fourth place with three gold, three silver and one bronze medal, while South Korea has the fifth spot with three gold, one silver and one bronze.

Vietnam is in 14th place with one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

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Vietnam loses to Britain in Youth Olympics Taekwondo final

HCMC – The Vietnamese team won a silver medal at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday as Nguyen Thanh Thao was defeated by UK rival, Jade Jones in the finals of the taekwondo event.

Jones Jade brought home Britain’s first youth Olympic’s gold medal when she beat the Vietnamese athlete 9-6 in the women’s 55kg weight category.

Thao, who earned her ticket after winning a bronze medal at the Games’ qualifying round held in Mexico in March, was successful against Abdul Rahman, an outstanding Singaporean athlete, 9-8 to reach the final.

Gold medalist Jones had also defeated defending champion Monica Chavez from Mexico and the runner-up Jennifer Agren from Sweden.

Earlier, weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan clinched the first gold medal for Vietnam in the men’s 56kg weight category on the first day of competition on Sunday. Nguyen Quoc Cuong also took home the bronze medal in the men’s 55kg taekwondo category on Monday.

After four days of competition, China are first in the overall medal tally with 10 gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals, followed by Russia with nine golds, nine silvers and three bronzes. Third-placed South Korea grasped five golds, one silver and one bronze. Vietnam is 21st with one gold, one silver and one bronze, behind archrivals Thailand, who secured one gold and three silvers.

The Vietnamese sports delegation to the Games has 13 athletes in the seven events of taekwondo, weightlifting, badminton, wrestling, shooting, swimming and track-and-field.

Vietnam’s earlier achievements at the Olympics was a silver medal from the women’s taekwondo through Tran Hieu Ngan at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games while Hoang Anh Tuan won silver in the men’s weightlifting competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Games, which are taking place form August 14 to 26 in Singapore, feature some 3,500 athletes, aged from 14-18, and officials from the 204 National Olympic Committees, competing in 26 sports for 184 sets of medals.

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