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Vietnam pins hope of Olympic gold on weightlifter Tuan
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is pinning its hope of securing a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics on 21-year-old weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan, who has overcome significant hardships to become a top global competitor.
Vietnam’s leading weightlifter may miss Asian Games
VietNamNet Bridge – Quoc Toan, who ranked fourth at the 2012 Olympics, may miss the 2014 Asian Games because of knee injuries.
Athletes look forward to the new year
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's athletes spent 365 days working hard in 2013 and had many successful achievements to show for their efforts. Now, a new season has arrived as they seek even more records and victories.
Vietnamese reaches world record at ASEAN Para Games
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong reached a world record of 176kg on January 16 at the ongoing seventh Para Games in Myanmar, equalling the weight lifted by a Nigerian athlete
Vietnamese lifter wins two Asian golds after rivals detected of using dope
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese female weightlifter Nguyen Thi Kim Luc Van became the first to win an Asian gold medal for the country after her Kazakhstan rival lost the gold medal for using dope.
Vietnamese weightlifter loses world medal for 260g overweight
VietNamNet Bridge - Weightlifter Do Thi Thu Hoai, women’s 48kg category, recorded the weight that is similar to the world bronze medal but she did not win the prize because her weight is 260g more than her rival.
Tuan sets new snatch record
VietNamNet Bridge – Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan on Tuesday set a new record in the men's snatch category at the national weightlifting championships being held in Hai Phong.
Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan bags three Asian silvers
VietNamNet Bridge – 2010 world youth champion Thach Kim Tuan has bagged three silver medals in the men's 56kg weight category at the ongoing 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
