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Tran Hue Hoa to compete at Asian Grand Prix meet

Tran Hue Hoa will be Vietnam 's sole representative at the Asian Grand Prix Series this year, announced Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF).
Tran Hue Hoa will be Vietnam 's sole representative at the AsianGrand Prix Series this year, announced Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy GeneralSecretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF).

The Asian Athletics Federation invited Bui Thi Nhat Thanh and TranHue Hoa to take part in the event in China , however, Thanh wasinjured so only Hoa will participate in the meet.

Thanhwon a gold medal with 13.69m in the women's triple jump in the recentNational Sports Games, while Hoa's best performance was a high jump of1.86m.

This year's Asian Grand Prix Series is scheduled tobe held in different cities in China . The first leg will be held inJiaxing on May 22, second in Kunshan on May 26 and the concluding legin Wujiang on May 29.

Top athletes Vu Thi Huong and TruongThanh Hang, who finished in the top three of the event's three legslast year, didn't receive a call-up because the VAF had alreadyimplemented a detailed training schedule to help them prepare for theLondon Olympics in London in 2012./.
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