Hanoi athletes aim for 30 pct of VN’s golds in SEA Games
Hanoi athletes win up to 30 percent of Vietnam’s gold medals at international events, and they are expected to do the same in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
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
Over 5,000 people joined a walk along Nguyen Hue Street, downtown HCM City, on August 6, delivering their support for the Vietnamese team who will depart for the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia this weekend.
Malaysia’s police have coordinated with the country’s Immigration Department to carry out a campaign in Kuala Lumpur to eliminate security threats on the threshold of the 29th Southeast Asian Games.
All the five stadiums in Malaysia selected to host the 29th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 29) are ready for the biggest sport festival of the region, which will open on August 19.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien bade farewell to the Vietnam contingent at a simple ceremony in Hanoi on August 8, as they headed for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Vietnamese gymnast Le Thanh Tung (middle) poses with other athletes at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2017. (Photo: VNA) 
