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US opens swimming lessons for Vietnamese coaches, athletes with disabilities

The US Mission in Vietnam and the Sports Envoy Programme under the US Department of State in coordination with the Vietnam Paralympic Association opened a swimming master class for Vietnamese coaches and athletes with disabilities in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on November 6.
US opens swimming lessons for Vietnamese coaches, athletes with disabilities ảnh 1NUS Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns speaks at the opening ceremony of the class. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The US Mission inVietnam and the Sports Envoy Programme under the US Department of State incoordination with the Vietnam Paralympic Association opened a swimming masterclass for Vietnamese coaches and athletes with disabilities in Hue City, thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue, on November 6.

The class, from November 6-10 with US swimmingexperts Rudy Garcia -Tolson and Julia Harbaugh as lecturers, is training 50 Vietnamesecoaches and athletes with disabilities.

This programme is of special importance as it takesplace in the context that the Vietnam-US relationship has been upgraded to a comprehensivestrategic partnership, said US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns.

President of the Vietnam Paralympic AssociationHuynh Vinh Ai emphasised that this class aims to equip coaches with professionaltraining skills. It will also serve to improve knowledge for athletes withdisabilities to participate in community sports activities, and better theirperformance at international tournaments./.

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