Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam strives to have 10 tickets tothe Youth Olympic Games 2018, said the General Department of Physical Trainingand Sports on May 2.
Vietnam now won five tickets to the event, according to thedepartment.
Female weightlifting team was awarded one slot to compete in the coming YouthOlympic Games as they ranked 14th at the world junior weightliftingchampionship last April.
Other ticket holders include Do Hong Ngoc, who won silver inthe world junior boxing championship in India and taekwondo martial artist HoThi Kim Ngan.
Gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong (5th in the top eight Asianfemale athletes) and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (4th among the eightleading Asian male athletes) also won two tickets to the tournament.
Badminton players Nguyen Hai Dang (31st placeglobally in young players’ ranking) and Vu Thi Anh Thu (39th place),who are among the world’s 50 best young badminton players, are being consideredfor the Games participation.
Vietnam’s sport teams strive to bag additional five ticketsto the tournament. In the near future, track-and-field, swimming, badminton,fencing, bowing and wrestling athletes will be hopes for Vietnam to achieve thetarget.-VNA
Vietnam now won five tickets to the event, according to thedepartment.
Female weightlifting team was awarded one slot to compete in the coming YouthOlympic Games as they ranked 14th at the world junior weightliftingchampionship last April.
Other ticket holders include Do Hong Ngoc, who won silver inthe world junior boxing championship in India and taekwondo martial artist HoThi Kim Ngan.
Gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong (5th in the top eight Asianfemale athletes) and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (4th among the eightleading Asian male athletes) also won two tickets to the tournament.
Badminton players Nguyen Hai Dang (31st placeglobally in young players’ ranking) and Vu Thi Anh Thu (39th place),who are among the world’s 50 best young badminton players, are being consideredfor the Games participation.
Vietnam’s sport teams strive to bag additional five ticketsto the tournament. In the near future, track-and-field, swimming, badminton,fencing, bowing and wrestling athletes will be hopes for Vietnam to achieve thetarget.-VNA
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