Vietnam grabs gold in Shuttlecock

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Vietnam grabs gold in Shuttlecock

Three Vietnamese men bagged a gold medal after outplaying their Chinese opponents in the Shuttlecock event at the ongoing third Asian Indoor Games (AIG III) in Hanoi on November 4.
Vietnam that lost 2-1 to China in the qualifying round gave an outstanding performance in both sets (23-21 and 21-14), sealing a 2-0 victory in the men’s final.
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Anh Tuan, presented the gold medal to Vietnam, the silver medal to China...

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Vietnam bags more golds in E-sports, swimming

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Vietnam bags more golds in E-sports, swimming

With enthusiastic support from home spectators at the Bach Khoa Competition House, Vietnam defeated Mongolia 2-1 to seal the victory.

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Vietnam bags more golds in E-sports, swimming

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Vietnam bags more golds in E-sports, swimming

Vietnamese gamers outplayed their Mongolian opponents in the final game StarCraft in Hanoi on November 1, bringing home a gold medal.
With enthusiastic support from home spectators at the Bach Khoa Competition House, Vietnam defeated Mongolia 2-1 to seal the victory.
Experts said the victory was beyond Vietnam’s expectations as China was considered the No1 player of this game.
This is the first gold medal for Vietnam in E-sports at the ongoing Asian Indoor Games.
Sixty-one players...

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Vietnam grabs gold medal in Chess event

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Vietnam grabs gold medal in Chess event

Vietnam on November 1 overwhelmed India in the semi-finals and China in the finals to win a gold medal in the Team Blitz Chess event.
After a win and a draw in the final round, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Le Quang Liem, Hoang Thi Bao Cham and Pham Le Thao Nguyen outclassed their Chinese opponents Ni Hua, Zhou Jianchao, Ju Wenjun and Huang Qian to secure the first place.
Both Iran and India won the bronze medal.
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Vietnam bags first two gold medals at AIG III

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Vietnam bags first two gold medals at AIG III

Pham Thi Phuong and Nguyen Van Cuong delivered a technically superb performance in the Female Self-Defence event, outclassing four other couples and taking a gold medal.

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Five more golds for Vietnam at AIG III

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Five more golds for Vietnam at AIG III

The Vietnamese sprinter finished first, clocking 07”24 while her Uzbekistan opponent came second with a time of 07”39.

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Five more golds for Vietnam at AIG III

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Five more golds for Vietnam at AIG III

SEA Games medallist Vu Thi Huong on October 31 defeated Khubbieva Guzel of Uzbekistan in the 60-m women’s final to take a gold medal for Vietnam.
The Vietnamese sprinter finished first, clocking 07”24 while her Uzbekistan opponent came second with a time of 07”39.
Huong has succeeded in the 100m and 200m events. At the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand, she brought home two gold medals in these two events. However, she decided to run in the 60m race...

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Vietnam bags first two golds, one silver at AIG III

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Vietnam bags first two golds, one silver at AIG III

Vietnam’s martial artists on Oct. 31 bagged the first two gold medals at the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG III) which opened on Oct. 30.

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Vietnam bags first two gold medals at AIG III

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Vietnam bags first two gold medals at AIG III

Vietnamese martial artists on October 31 won first two gold medals in Vovinam competitions at Military Zone No7 Competition House in HCM City.
Pham Thi Phuong and Nguyen Van Cuong delivered a technically superb performance in the Female Self-Defence event, outclassing four other couples and taking a gold medal.
The silver and bronze medals went to Vilay Nang-Chiveak Sokhom of Cambodia and Harik Adi-Puspita of Indonesia, respectively.
In the Leg Attack Techniques event, four Vietnamese artists: Nguyen Van...

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Asian Indoor Games III opens in Hanoi

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Asian Indoor Games III opens in Hanoi

State President Nguyen Minh Triet declared the start of the 3rd Asian Indoor Games (AIG III) at its opening ceremony in Hanoi on October 30.
The ceremony was attended by many Vietnamese and foreign officials and athletes from 42 Asian countries participating in the event.
In his opening speech, Chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, said that the successful hosting of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2003 was testimony to...

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WHO supports no-smoking at regional games

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WHO supports no-smoking at regional games

An agreement to this effect was signed in Hanoi on Oct. 23 between Deputy General of the General Department of Physical Training and Sports, Vuong Bich Thang, and WHO Chief Representative in Vietnam, Jean-Marc Olive.

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WHO supports no-smoking at regional games

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VietnamPlus English 47 month(s) ago 1 related news

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will help Vietnam realise its initiative to make the upcoming 3rd Asian Indoor Games (AIG III) a smoke-free event.

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Two million signatures to support 3rd Asian Indoor Games

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VOV News English 48 month(s) ago

The Vietnam Sports newspaper in coordination with the Sport World Company will collect two million signatures to support the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG III).
The signature mobilisation programme will be launched on October 11, with the aim of attracting attention to the sporting event, which will be held in Vietnam for the first time ever from October 30 to November 8, 2009.
All the signatures will be collected in a book, which will then be auctioned to raise...

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Wushu ace suffers back injury

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Wushu ace suffers back injury

Wushu martial artist Vu Thuy Linh has suffered a spine injury while practicing in Guangxi, China, causing great concern among fans and officials.

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VN targets 20 medals and spot in top eight

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VietNam News English 49 month(s) ago 1 related news

HCM CITY Viet Nam, this year s host of the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG 3), aims to finish in the top eight of the competing countries, the general secretary of Viet Nam s Olympic Committee said yesterday.

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