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