Vietnam ready for 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Vietnam’s sports team on
late June 26 will leave for the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts
Games slated to be held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, from June 29
to July 6 this year.
The 159-member delegation
including 102 athletes will compete in 11 out of 12 games in the event,
which for the first time combines the Asian Indoor Games and the Asian
Martial Arts Games.
Head of the delegation Lam
Quang Thanh said at a farewell ceremony on June 22 in Ho Chi Minh City
that Vietnam sets the target to rank among the 15 leading
countries in the Games.
Among 12 games for
competition, Vietnamese athletes have high hopes for medals in such
games as chess, swimming, Muay and billiard snooker.
As a tournament held by the Olympic Council of Asia every four years,
the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games this year is expected to
draw the participation of athletes from 45 countries and territories in
Asia to compete for 100 sets of medals. -VNA