Vietnamese table tennis athletes will take part in the Olympic Asian qualification in Thailand in May, hoping to earn the chance to compete at the Paris Games in July.

The national table tennis team will have an intensive training camp in Nanning, China, in preparation for seeking Olympic places.

Tran Mai Ngoc jumped in the air and screamed to celebrate her championship point. She had just become the second youngest national champion ever at the age of 17, and proved herself the future of Vietnamese table tennis.

The 38th National Table Tennis Championships are scheduled to start Tuesday evening in HCM City, featuring 178 athletes from 19 teams nationwide.

Nguyen Anh Tu and Doan Ba Tuan Anh on December 7 brought a gold medal to the Vietnamese team at the men’s double table tennis event at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese players on Monday began their three-day table tennis exchange with strong athletes from Japan at the Hoa Lu Table Tennis Club in HCM City.

The Vietnamese national junior table tennis team has been trained professionally to benefit in the near future.

Former Manchester United (MU) striker Dwight Yorke had an exchange with Ho Chi Minh City’s football lovers at Phu Tho indoor stadium where the BIDV Manchester United Cup 2014 championships took place on November 8-9.

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 Vietnamese table tennis players’ three gold medals have secured them first place at the 5th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG5), which concluded on June 28.