Vietnamese long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao wins a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a project aiming toturn Vietnam into a nation with developed sports on the continent by 2035.
The project aimsto foster the discovery, selection and training of sport talents and expertscompeting in Vietnam’s key sports at regional, continental and internationalevents, such as Olympic Games.
Within theframework of the project, the country will enhance training conditions for3,700 athletes of national teams, including 400 athletes winning internationaltitles. Vietnam also works to train about 600 sport coaches in the period.
Meanwhile, trackand field, swimming, weightlifting, taekwondo, shooting, archery and wrestlinghave been chosen as Vietnam’s key sports in international events.
In 2019, thesports sector will work to improve results in key sports towards highachievements at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) and the 10thASEAN Para Games in the Philippines, the first World Beach Games in the US, thequalifying rounds for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and other events.
Regardinginternational cooperation, the sector will focus on the implementation ofagreements signed and enhance ties with other ASEAN nations and sportingpowerhouses like China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the US.-VNA
The project aimsto foster the discovery, selection and training of sport talents and expertscompeting in Vietnam’s key sports at regional, continental and internationalevents, such as Olympic Games.
Within theframework of the project, the country will enhance training conditions for3,700 athletes of national teams, including 400 athletes winning internationaltitles. Vietnam also works to train about 600 sport coaches in the period.
Meanwhile, trackand field, swimming, weightlifting, taekwondo, shooting, archery and wrestlinghave been chosen as Vietnam’s key sports in international events.
In 2019, thesports sector will work to improve results in key sports towards highachievements at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) and the 10thASEAN Para Games in the Philippines, the first World Beach Games in the US, thequalifying rounds for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and other events.
Regardinginternational cooperation, the sector will focus on the implementation ofagreements signed and enhance ties with other ASEAN nations and sportingpowerhouses like China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the US.-VNA
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