Vietnam pocket seven medals in table tennis

Viet Nam pocket seven medals in table tennis

Vietnamese players won six bronze medals and one silver medal at the ASEAN Table Tennis Championships which wrapped up in Cambodia last Wednesday.

Senior players Tran Tuan Quynh and Mai Hoang My Trang placed third in the men’s and women’s singles events, respectively.

Athletes competing in the mixed doubles and women’s doubles events won four more bronze medals while the women’s team earlier won the silver medal.

Vietnamese children play football with Real coaches

Real Madrid Foundation coaches played with Vietnamese chilldren.

About 250 orphans and underprivileged children met and played football with trainers from the Real Madrid Foundation this weekend.

Earlier, coaches Pablo Gomez Revenga, Javier Garcia Torres and Ivan Garcia Sacristan spoke about the club’s training methos and techniques with local coaches.

Vietnamese coaches will assist the Spanish counterparts at the kids’ clinics at RMIT University’s football field.

The programme, first organised in Viet Nam in 2009, supports the healthy growth of children via football clinics.

Golfers to tee off at national women’s open

About 100 golf players will take part in the National Women’s Golf Open at Do Son Seaside Golf Resort in Hai Phong City from November 14 to 16.

Competitors, including 20 foreigners, will be divided into groups based on their handicaps and ages.

Ngo Bao Nghi of HCM City will defend her title against anticipated strong challenges from national junior gold champion Nguyen Thao My, who represented Viet Nam at the recent Asian Games, and rising star Tran Chieu Duong, who has spent time training in the US.

Long An win second match, top group

Dong Tam Long An beat host Becamex Binh Duong 2-0 in a second round Group A match in the Binh Duong Television-Number One Cup tournament yesterday.

Their second win pushed Long An to the top of the group with six points.

South Korea University Selected Team are second after their 2-0 win over Thai BEC Tero Sasana in an earlier match at the Go Dau Stadium.

Binh Duong in third place, followed by Sasana.

In the next round tomorrow, Long An will play Sasana while Binh Duong face the South Korean students.

Da Nang targets top seven finish

A 400-member delegation from Da Nang will compete in the final round of National Sports Games held in the northern province of Nam Dinh from December 6-15.

The central city, which will compete in 28 events, targets a top seven finish among 36 cities and provinces.

In the previous edition of the tournament four years ago, Da Nang bagged 23 gold,19 silver and 21 bronze medals to rank fourth after Ha Noi, HCM City and the Military.

Since it opened on October 20, 23 sports contests have been organised in 19 provinces.

Nam Dinh will be the last location, hosting 13 events over two weeks.

Long An win first game in Binh Duong football event

Dong Tam Long An defeated Korea University Selection Team 2-1 in the first Group A match of the Binh Duong Television international football tournament yesterday.

Rafael Dos Santos Lima opened the score for Long An at the 25th minute, receiving a left-wing pass and scoring off a strong attack past goalkeeper Hwan Kang-jin.

Long An made a double in the second half with an attempt by Souleymane Diabate. The Koreans narrowed the result with a successful penalty by Choi Chi-won at the 75th mark.

V-League’s Quang Ninh Coal will play Sport Clube Capixaba of Brazil and SHB Da Nang will meet Ayeyawady United FC, the Myanmar champions, in Group B matches tomorrow.

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