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Wrestler Lua qualifies for 2012 Olympics

Vietnamese hopeful Nguyen Thi Lua has made it through to the 2012 London Olympics, the world’s largest sporting event, after winning a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic-Asian Wrestling Qualifiers in Kazakhstan on April 1.
Vietnamese hopeful Nguyen Thi Lua has made it through to the 2012 LondonOlympics, the world’s largest sporting event, after winning a silvermedal at the 2012 Olympic-Asian Wrestling Qualifiers in Kazakhstan onApril 1.

This is the first time a Vietnamese wrestler will have taken part in the competition.

So far, nine Vietnamese athletes have qualified for the 2012 Olympics,namely Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Pham Phuoc Hung (gymnastics), Le HuynhChau and Chu Hoang Dieu Linh (taekwondo), Van Ngoc Tu (judo), Hoang XuanVinh and Le Thi Hoang Ngoc (shooting), Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc(athletics) and Nguyen Thi Lua (wrestling).

Currently, Tien Minh (badminton), Tran Le Quoc Hoan (weight-lifting),Quy Phuoc and Anh Vien (swimming) are keeping their fingers crossed inthe hope they will earn a place in the world’s largest sportingcompetition.-VNA
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