Vietnam will send their strongest-ever athletic team to Indonesia 'sSoutheast Asian (SEA) Games with a view to grab 8-10 gold medals inNovember.
The 38-member team gathers Guangzhou's 16thAsian Games medalists Truong Thanh Hang, Vu Thi Huong and Vu Van Huyenand veterans who have just triumphed at the national championships,including high jumper Nguyen Duy Bang.
According to experts and trainers, the target of 8-10 golds is achievable.
Renowned Huong (women's 100m, 200m) and Hang (women's 800m, 1,500m)will try for two golds each while Huyen and Vu Dinh Cuong will defendtheir titles in the men's decathlon and 800m events respectively.
Huong, who did not take part in last month's national championship, hasfully recovered from her injuries and will defend her titles, saidcoach Nguyen Dinh Minh.
At this event, Huong is alsoaiming to reach the Olympic B standard of 11.38sec in the 100m race topocket a ticket to London next summer.
Her teammate,Hang, who missed her Olympics berth by only 0.16sec in the July Asianchampionship also expects to complete her dream.
Hang passed the bar of 2:01.30 in Guangzhou and is determined to repeat it this time.
Another hope for Vietnam is Nguyen Thi Phuong who snatched awomen's 3,000m steeplechase bronze at the Asian championships.
It is the first time her event is to be held at the SEA Games soPhuong, who ran 10:14.94, could make history with the first gold medaland a Games inaugural record.
Vietnam also has achance for gold in the women's heptathlon with the presence of nationalchampion Duong Thi Viet Anh who will also participate in the high jumpevent.
Vo Van Hung will take charge in the men's 110mhurdles, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc in the 10,000m walk and Vu Van Tinh inthe men's triple jump.
Veteran Bang, who won gold in thenational men's high jump, returns to the national team after years ofabsence. The Ben Tre athlete is expected to get at least a bronze.
New marathon champion Pham Thi Binh will make a debut this November.After more than six years training, coach Nguyen Tuan Anh believes inthe Quang Ngai runner who is targeting the top three, which would be aturning point for Vietnam in the event.
In the previous SEA Games in Laos , Vietnamese won seven gold medals./.
The 38-member team gathers Guangzhou's 16thAsian Games medalists Truong Thanh Hang, Vu Thi Huong and Vu Van Huyenand veterans who have just triumphed at the national championships,including high jumper Nguyen Duy Bang.
According to experts and trainers, the target of 8-10 golds is achievable.
Renowned Huong (women's 100m, 200m) and Hang (women's 800m, 1,500m)will try for two golds each while Huyen and Vu Dinh Cuong will defendtheir titles in the men's decathlon and 800m events respectively.
Huong, who did not take part in last month's national championship, hasfully recovered from her injuries and will defend her titles, saidcoach Nguyen Dinh Minh.
At this event, Huong is alsoaiming to reach the Olympic B standard of 11.38sec in the 100m race topocket a ticket to London next summer.
Her teammate,Hang, who missed her Olympics berth by only 0.16sec in the July Asianchampionship also expects to complete her dream.
Hang passed the bar of 2:01.30 in Guangzhou and is determined to repeat it this time.
Another hope for Vietnam is Nguyen Thi Phuong who snatched awomen's 3,000m steeplechase bronze at the Asian championships.
It is the first time her event is to be held at the SEA Games soPhuong, who ran 10:14.94, could make history with the first gold medaland a Games inaugural record.
Vietnam also has achance for gold in the women's heptathlon with the presence of nationalchampion Duong Thi Viet Anh who will also participate in the high jumpevent.
Vo Van Hung will take charge in the men's 110mhurdles, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc in the 10,000m walk and Vu Van Tinh inthe men's triple jump.
Veteran Bang, who won gold in thenational men's high jump, returns to the national team after years ofabsence. The Ben Tre athlete is expected to get at least a bronze.
New marathon champion Pham Thi Binh will make a debut this November.After more than six years training, coach Nguyen Tuan Anh believes inthe Quang Ngai runner who is targeting the top three, which would be aturning point for Vietnam in the event.
In the previous SEA Games in Laos , Vietnamese won seven gold medals./.
