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.
Aerobic gymnasts Nguyen Che Thanh, Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi and Le Hoang Phong won a gold medal in aerobic gymnastics trio event on May 21 during the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
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.
Artistic gymnastics has been a long-time Olympic sport and appeared in major international sporting events. Vietnamese fans became more familiar with the sport only from SEA Games 29, according to the national organising committee for SEA Games 31.
Six Vietnamese gymnasts have arrived in Japan’s Kitakyushu City for the upcoming 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships slated for October 18 – 24.
Vietnamese rhythmic gymnasts won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Singapore Open Gymnastics Championship 2019 which was held in the city-state from June 1-13.
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.
Gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Pham Phuoc Hung have qualified to represent Vienam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.
Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has won a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup that ended in Doha, Qatar.
Vietnamese athletes took the lead in a number of categories on the opening day of qualifiers for the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11.
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.
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