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Vietnam to train 11 athletes for Paralympics

The National Sports Administration will invest 3.8 billion VND (180,000 USD) to train 11 Vietnamese disabled athletes to help them earn cards for competing in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.
The National Sports Administration will invest 3.8 billion VND (180,000USD) to train 11 Vietnamese disabled athletes to help them earn cardsfor competing in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Atpresent, these athletes have achievements equivalent to Paralympicmedallists in events, such as swimming, athletics and weightlifting.

Vietnam'smedal winning hopes are being pinned on Asian gold medallists Vo ThanhTung and Nguyen Thanh Trung for swimming.-VNA
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Lee Jung-soo is a former defender for the RoK's national team. — Photo Suwon FC

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Director Pham Vinh Khuong (Photo: VNA)

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