Sports News 11/8

Vietnam bags nine medals at Asian karate champs

Vietnamese athletes won 1 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze medals, finishing sixth in the Asian Junior Karate Championships which was closed in Malaysia on August 10.

The only gold medal went to Nguyen Thi Viet Trinh who defeated Japanese rival Kikuchi Mizuki 3-0 in the women’s 59kg kumite.

Two silver medals were awarded by Nguyen Thi Phuong (in the women’s kata singles) and Tran Pham Viet Thong (in the men’s under 63kg kumite).

Hoang Hai Yen and Nguyen Thien Phuc were outperformed in semi-finals in the women’s under 53kg kumite and men’s under 55kg kumite, carrying off two bronze medals.

Dang Hong Son and Afshani Milad of Iran shared third place after they both lost to Shweiki Nabil of Jordan and Ikeda Koki of Japan in the men’s under 61kg combat semi-finals.

Three other bronze medals were given to Do Ha Mi (in the women’s kata), Tran Thi Khanh Vy and Bui Thi Ngoc (in the women’s under 53kg and 60kg kumite, respectively).

Iran topped the medal tally, grabbing 13 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals.

U19 Vietnam stun U21 Singapore at U22 SEA tournament

Striker Tuan Tai on August 9 scored two goals, helping U19 Vietnam outplay U21 Singapore 4-0 in their opening game at the U22 Southeast Asian football tournament taking place in Brunei.

Vietnamese players looked very comfortable at the start of the game, realising coach Guillaume Graechen’s tactics and pressing their rivals into their home turf.

Captain Cong Phuong missed the first chance to open the scoring for Vietnam on 10 minutes from a free kick, when the ball travelled past the horizontal bar.

Four minutes later, Xuan Truong was awarded another free kick in front of the Singaporean goalie, but the ball went wide past the vertical wooden bar.

Tuan Tai made his perfect debut, scoring two goals for Vietnam vs Singapore (Photo: TTO)

On 17 minutes, Xuan Truong set up a ball for Tuan Tai, who then hammered in, giving Vietnam the lead.

After the goal, Vietnamese players still kept the game under their control, turning down Singapore’s chance to produce any counterattacks.

Five minutes after the interval, Tuan Tai again, who is said to succeed his veteran Van Quyen at Song Lam Nghe An FC, extended Vietnam’s lead from a superb kick.

Captain Cong Phuong failed to slot in from Tuan Tai’s pass on 56 minutes, but he did not miss a chance after Vietnam was awarded a penalty kick two minutes later.

Substitute Van Toan scored the fourth goal for Vietnam when the game had 7 minutes to go.

At this year’s Hassanal Bolkiah Cup, Vietnam were pooled in Group B together with Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and hosts Brunei.

Vietnam will take on Malaysia on August 11, Indonesia on August 13, Brunei on August 16 and Cambodia on August 18.

U19 women’s football team defeat Uzbek rivals in friendly

Viet Nam’s Under 19 women’s team defeated Uzbekistan one-nil in their second friendly match at the Ha Noi-based Youth Football Training Centre yesterday.

In the first match, Viet Nam tied with the visitors nil all. The 26-player Uzbekistan team will train in Ha Noi today to prepare for the qualifiers for the AFC U19 Women’s Championship.

The AFC event will attract 14 teams from two zones, East and West. Uzbekistan are in West zone’s Group A, while Viet Nam belong to East zone’s Group C.

National junior athletics event to be held at Ha Noi stadium

The National Junior Athletics Championships is scheduled to take place at the Ha Noi-based Hang Day Stadium from August 11-14.

Athletes aged from 16-20 will be competing for 48 sets of medal.

The top athletes will be selected for the national team.

Viet Nam rank second in volleyball event

The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team ranked second in the 18th South-East Asian (SEA) Junior Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Championship held at the Wunna Theikti Indoor Stadium in Myanmar on Wednesday.

The team gained three points from one win and one loss. Thailand led the rankings by winning two successive matches without dropping a set and gaining six points. Hosts Myanmar lost both their matches and were placed third.

On the men’s side, Thailand gained 12 points from four straight wins, followed by Myanmar A with eight points from three wins and one loss.

The third place went to New Zealand with five points coming from two wins and two losses. Myanmar B and Viet Nam were placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Players set for Carom tournament next week

More than 50 players will compete in the third Binh Duong International Three-Cushion Carom Billiards Tournament to be held in southern Binh Duong province between August 15-18, according to Do Van Trung, head of the organising board.

There will be 47 domestic players and five foreign players, including the best players from the Republic of Korea and Japan, like Cho Jea-ho, Heo Jung-han, Arai Tasuo and Takeshima O.

Players will compete in a knock-out form through the tournament.

Winners will walk away with total prizes of 100 million VND (4,800 USD).

“This is a chance for domestic players to hone their skills for the National Sports Games to be held in December and the 28th SEA Games in Singapore next June,” said Huynh Van Hiep, tournament’s chief referee.

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