Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese athletes are training hard to do their bestat the 31st Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 31), to be held from November 21 toDecember 2 in Hanoi and ten nearby localities.
The Vietnam Shooting Federation has prepared plans for competition at internationaltournaments and SEA Games 31. Several domestic tournaments have been organised toallow shooters to fine-tune their skills.
Fencers, meanwhile, have maintained regular training in preparation for the Games.
The Taekwondo team said they will do their utmost to protect the results fromtheir previous Games appearance, when Vietnam was in the top three best teams.
Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration’s High Performance SportsDivision I, Nguyen Kim Lan, is confident that many Vietnamese athletes can qualifyfor SEA Games 31, adding that the administration is working with localities tomake meticulous preparations for the event.
The Games are expected to feature 40 sports, with 36 already approved by thenational steering committee for SEA Games 31, including track and field, watersports, gymnastics, rowing, canoeing/kayaking, football, shooting, archery,wrestling, judo, taekwondo, karate, wushu, weightlifting, boxing, kickboxing,badminton, fencing, Sepak takraw, tennis, volleyball, basketball, cycling,billiards and snooker, golf, vovinam, chess, pencak silat, dance sports, and diving,among others./.
