Vietnamese gymnasts are looking at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as a key stepping stone towards future success on the global stage, including the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Vietnam secured a gold medal in the artistic gymnastics men’s team at the ongoing SEA Games 31, scoring 331.25 points after nearly three hours of competition on May 13.
Six Vietnamese gymnasts have arrived in Japan’s Kitakyushu City for the upcoming 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships slated for October 18 – 24.
Vice President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Nellie Kim has finished a training course for Vietnamese coaches, gymnasts and referees in Hanoi.
All members of the Vietnamese delegation for the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia officially began training on August 16, so as to deliver their strongest performances at the quadrennial continental event.
Two years ago, Vietnamese gymnasts brought home nine gold medals from the Singapore Southeast Asian Games. At the ongoing Games in Malaysia, Vietnam is competing in all disciplines, but the target is only one third of that.
Vietnamese gymnasts begin their go at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Scotland on October 23, potentially a step towards earning tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.