Vietnamese gymnast Le Thanh Tung (middle) poses with other athletes at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2017. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) -Hanoi athletes win up to 30 percent of Vietnam’s gold medals at internationalevents, and they are expected to do the same in the upcoming Southeast AsianGames (SEA Games).
At a recent meeting with the players, To Van Dong, Director of Hanoi’s cultureand sports department, encouraged the capital city’s athletes to continueperforming well at the SEA Games in Malaysia, which will kick off on August 19.
Hanoi is the country’s leading sports hub, and in the SEA Games, around 150athletes from the capital city, which is one-fourth of the delegation, willcompete in 24 events.
The sportspersons have received strong support in the form of training andcompetitions to sharpen their skills months before the events.
Many of them, such as fencer Vu Thanh An, gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh andtaekwondo fighter Ha Thi Nguyen are expected to deliver outstandingperformances in Kuala Lumpur.
Athletes in archery, athletics, cycling and karate also have a good chance ofbringing home golds.
At the previous Games in Singapore two years ago, Hanoi’s competitors grabbed25 of Vietnam’s 73 golds.
Dong wished all participating athletes from Vietnam in general and Hanoi inparticular their best for the Games.
Three days before the SEA Games’ opening ceremony, archer Nguyen Tien Cuong of Hanoiwill take part in his competition. The defending champion hopes to bring thefirst gold home in the men’s individual compound event. The world No 72 is thehighest ranking player in Southeast Asia.-VNA
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