Vietnam won two golds and ranked third at the second AsianInternational Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Taekwondo Championships 2010that wrapped up in HCM City on July 25.
Thetwo golds were carried off in demonstration by Nguyen Minh Duy in themen’s 52 kg category and Dang Thi Kim Phung in the women’s 50kgcategory.
New Zealand came first in the medaltally with 19 golds, nine silvers and three bronzes, followed by Japanwith three golds, six silvers and six bronzes and Vietnam with twogolds, three silvers and five bronzes.
The three-day championships drew 80 artists, including 19 women, from 11 countries and territories.
The Vietnamese taekwondo artists are expected to compete in the worldITF Taekwondo Championship slated for March 2011 in New Zealand .
Meanwhile, the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, VTVFerroli Cup, kicked off on July 25 in the Central Highlands provinceof Dak Lak .
The seven-day tournament features six teams, including four foreign teams, competing in a round robin tourney.
The championships will receive 5,000 USD in cash while the runners-upand the third-place teams will get 3,000 USD and 2,000 USD,respectively.
Nine prizes for outstanding individuals will also be awarded by the organisers.
Also on July 25, the fourth National Festival for Sports and Arts forPeople with Disabilities wrapped up in the central coastal city of DaNang .
HCM City ranked first in sports with 254 golds, followed by Hanoi with 124 golds and Quang Tri with 33 golds.
In cultural events, the host city came first and the runners-up areHCM City and the northern province of Bac Giang.
The organising board has presented prizes two outstanding athletes VoHuynh Anh Khoa and Nguyen Thi Sa Ry and two wheelchairs to Nguyen ThanhTung and Nguyen Thi Phi Yen of HCM City.
Threerecords were broken in Asian’s tracks-and-fields and swimming and 27others in the Southeast Asia ’s tracks-and-fields, swimming andweight-lifting.
The festival drew 727 athletes and 126 artists from 27 provinces and cities./.
Thetwo golds were carried off in demonstration by Nguyen Minh Duy in themen’s 52 kg category and Dang Thi Kim Phung in the women’s 50kgcategory.
New Zealand came first in the medaltally with 19 golds, nine silvers and three bronzes, followed by Japanwith three golds, six silvers and six bronzes and Vietnam with twogolds, three silvers and five bronzes.
The three-day championships drew 80 artists, including 19 women, from 11 countries and territories.
The Vietnamese taekwondo artists are expected to compete in the worldITF Taekwondo Championship slated for March 2011 in New Zealand .
Meanwhile, the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, VTVFerroli Cup, kicked off on July 25 in the Central Highlands provinceof Dak Lak .
The seven-day tournament features six teams, including four foreign teams, competing in a round robin tourney.
The championships will receive 5,000 USD in cash while the runners-upand the third-place teams will get 3,000 USD and 2,000 USD,respectively.
Nine prizes for outstanding individuals will also be awarded by the organisers.
Also on July 25, the fourth National Festival for Sports and Arts forPeople with Disabilities wrapped up in the central coastal city of DaNang .
HCM City ranked first in sports with 254 golds, followed by Hanoi with 124 golds and Quang Tri with 33 golds.
In cultural events, the host city came first and the runners-up areHCM City and the northern province of Bac Giang.
The organising board has presented prizes two outstanding athletes VoHuynh Anh Khoa and Nguyen Thi Sa Ry and two wheelchairs to Nguyen ThanhTung and Nguyen Thi Phi Yen of HCM City.
Threerecords were broken in Asian’s tracks-and-fields and swimming and 27others in the Southeast Asia ’s tracks-and-fields, swimming andweight-lifting.
The festival drew 727 athletes and 126 artists from 27 provinces and cities./.
