Viet Nam to send eight to Thailand athletics tournament in September

Viet Nam will have eight representatives taking part in an athletics tournament in Thailand on September 6-9.

Nguyen Thi Oanh is one of eight Vietnamese athletes to compete at an open athletics tournament in Thailand on September 6-9. — File Photo

Nguyen Thi Oanh, who just won six gold medals at the national championships for youth, will compete in the women's 200m and 400m events.

Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Bui Thi Thu Thao will join the women's long jump.

Their teammate, Le Tu Chinh, will run in the women's 100m and 200m classes; Luong Van Thao will test his skills in the men's 200m and 400m; Tran Thi Yen Hoa will race in the women's 110m hurdle; Bui Van Dong will take part in the men's long jump; Nguyen Van Cong will be an athlete in the men's tripple jump; and Nguyen Thanh Nhan will participate in the men's high jump.

The team will leave for Thailand on September 3.

Viet Nam beat Shizuoka Sangyo in friendly match

The Viet Nam national women's football team defeated Shizuoka Sangyo University 2-1 during their training session in Gotemba, Japan, on August 26.

Viet Nam's coach Norimatsu Takashi used both veterans and young players in this match. They dominated from the moment the match began.

Striker Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet opened the score for the visitors in the 15th minute.

After the break, Takashi changed six positions in order to test his line-up. That was the reason why Viet Nam couldn't control the match well and the hosts Shizuoka Sangyo levelled the score at 1-1 in the 78th minute.

In the remaining time, Viet Nam attacked continuously for more goals. In the 88th minute, receiving a pass from Do Thi Yen, Huynh Nhu coolly put her header past the goalkeeper of Shizuoka Sangyo to raise the score to 2-1.

As planned, Viet Nam will have second friendly match with Nojima Stella on August 29.

Viet Nam win two bronze at world xiangqi championships in Germany

Viet Nam grabbed two bronze medals at the World Xiangqi (Chinese chess) Championships which wrapped up in Germany yesterday, August 27.

Ho Thi Thanh Hong (right).

Ho Thi Thanh Hong earned eight points after three wins, two draws and one loss in the women's singles category.

In her world championships debut, Hong ranked third after China's Qang Lin Na (11 points) and Jia Dan of the US (nine points).

The other bronze went to Trenh A Sang and Lai Ly Huynh in the men's team event.

Coach Hoang Dinh Hong of Viet Nam said the result did not meet the team's target of at least a silver medal.

U16 Viet Nam lose to U19 Viettel

The national U16 football team lost to U19 Viettel 2-4 in a friendly match on August 26, in preparation for the 2016 AFC U16 Championship qualification.

It is the U16 team's first friendly match since they convened for the qualifying round.

On August 29, the U16 team will meet Phu Dong for the second friendly match.

Source: VNS