Mai Hoang My Trang (Photo zing.vn) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnamese players began their three-day table tennisexchange with strong athletes from Japan at the Hoa Lư Table Tennis Club in HCMCity on March 5.
The exchange is part of a series of events to celebrate the 45thanniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.
The two teams will train and compete until March 7.
The event will see the participation of Vietnam’s national team players, suchas Nguyen Anh Tu, Duong Van Nam, Le Tien Dat and Mai Hoang My Trang.
Nationalplayers from Japan include Hiromitsu Kasahara, Tomoki Hirano, Takuya Jin andAsuka Machi, who was the runner-up in the Japanese national table tennischampionship in 2013 and won the title in the men’s doubles of the World JuniorTable Tennis Championship in 2011.
“This is a good chance for Vietnamese athletes to hone their skills and gainexperience. The Japanese team has been making good progress in recent times.
“This is a good chance for Vietnamese athletes to hone their skills and gainexperience. The Japanese team has been making good progress in recent times.
They have only lost to China in the team World Cup in London last month,” saidTu Nhan Luan, General Secretary of the HCM City Table Tennis Federation.
The event is co-organised by the ConsulateGeneral of Japan in HCM City and the municipal Table TennisFederation.-VNA
The event is co-organised by the ConsulateGeneral of Japan in HCM City and the municipal Table TennisFederation.-VNA
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