Minister sets high goals for sports at regional Games
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sports
and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set high goals for the Vietnamese sport at
the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian Games, which will take place from
August 19-31 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
During his Tet (traditional New Year) visit to the
General Department of Sports and Physical Training on February 2, Minister
Thien wished the sports sector to continue making efforts to yield more remarkable
achievements.
The goal of the sports and physical training sector was
to get the possible highest result at the 29th SEA Games, said Thien.
Minister Thien asked officials of the General
Department to instruct sports divisions to create specific training and
competition plans and timely tackle arising difficulties for athletes to get
top-class training and competition.
On behalf of officials and employees, Head of the
General Department Vuong Bich Thang affirmed that the staff would make all-out efforts
to complete missions assigned by the Party and State as well as achieve the highest
results at the SEA Games.
Vietnam has participated in the SEA Games 21 times and
won a total of 2,330 medals. Of which, 771 are gold medals, 730 silvers and 829
bronzes.
Vietnam has been always in the top three on the
overall medal table since 2003 when, as the host of the Games, it dominated the
medal table.-VNA