Coach Truong Minh Sang said his players were completely focused during their training, aiming to perfect their technique and hopefully get their highest results in the Republic of Korea.

As many as 316 athletes from 14 Asian countries and territories will compete at the ninth Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships, scheduled for June 8-10 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Gymnastics Federation said on May 29.

Artistic gymnastics has been a long-time Olympic sport and appeared in major international sporting events. Vietnamese fans became more familiar with the sport only from SEA Games 29, according to the national organising committee for SEA Games 31.

Vice President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Nellie Kim has finished a training course for Vietnamese coaches, gymnasts and referees in Hanoi.

The 2016 SEAGZone Artistic Junior & Age Groups Championships is set to kick off on August 23 at Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi.

Gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Pham Phuoc Hung have qualified to represent Vienam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.

Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has won a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup that ended in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnamese athletes took the lead in a number of categories on the opening day of qualifiers for the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11.