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Vietnamese weightlifters eye Tokyo Olympics

Three Vietnamese weightlifters have been named in the rankings for the Tokyo Olympic 2020 qualifiers by the International Weightlifting Federation thanks to their performances at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2019) in the Philippines.
Vietnamese weightlifters eye Tokyo Olympics ảnh 1Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen bursts into tears following her performance at the 30th SEA Games. (Photo daidoanket.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Three Vietnameseweightlifters have been named in the rankings for the Tokyo Olympic 2020qualifiers by the International Weightlifting Federation thanks to theirperformances at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2019) in thePhilippines.

They are Thach Kim Tuan, Hoang Thi Duyen andVuong Thi Huyen.

Tuan is ranked fifth in the men’s 61kg categorywith 3,765 points, including 963 points gained at the SEA Games 30, while Duyenis ranked seventh in the women’s 59kg with 3,302 points, including 754 pointsscored at the games, and Huyen is in 10th in the women’s 49kg with2,902 points, including 741 points gained at the games.

The trio still have two tournaments ahead to getmore points to their score in order to win tickets to compete at the TokyoOlympics 2020 in Japan./.
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