
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./.