The sixth Viet Nam International Federation of Cinema and Television Sports Festival has been held in Ha Noi from July 4-7 and featured over 140 documentaries, scientific films, television films and cartoons on the subject of sports and tourism. The festival will provide an opportunity to show Viet Nam as a beautiful and friendly sports and tourism destination, said Phan Dinh Tan, a representative from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the festival's organiser. It would also be a good opportunity to honour domestic and foreign sport and tourism films and television, to enhance international exchange in these areas, and to strengthen ties, friendship, solidarity and mutual understanding among countries and peoples, Tan said at a press conference held here yesterday. Viet Nam Television, VTC Digital Television and local radio and television stations will participate in the event, along with provincial and municipal departments of culture, sports and tourism, film studios, … [Read more...]
Phan Dinh Phung Sports Centre take basketball title
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City-based Phan Dinh Phung Sports Centre have won the women's division at the National U17 Basketball Tournament Cool Air Cup which wrapped up in the central coastal city of Da Nang. Soc Trang finished second, while Binh Thuan Province's Gifted Sports School and Da Nang's Phan Chu Trinh High School shared third place. In the men's event, Air Defence- Force arm won the title. Ha Noi's Chu Van An High School came second, while the Tan Binh District-based Sports Centre and Can Tho Gifted Sports School finished third. The organisers also presented scholarships worth VND5 million (US$240) each to the top five players in the tournament who also recorded good academic performances during the last school year. The final stage of this year's competition drew the participation of the top 15 men's and women's teams determined by northern, central and southern region qualifying rounds. The tournament aimed to promote and develop the sport of basketball among young … [Read more...]
Can Tho exhibition highlights sporting prowess
VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition called Can Tho Sports – Stages of Development opened at the city's museum yesterday morning, March 20. The exhibition aims to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Viet Nam Sports Day (March 27, 1946) and at the same time, encourage the Mekong Delta city's residents to take physical exercises. The exhibition will remain open until August 20 this year. * Women's championships kick off in April The National Women's Football Championships will kick off on April 10 with a clash between hosts HCM City and defending champions Ha Noi Trang An 1 at Thong Nhat Stadium. The six-team tournament will be organised in a round robin format. "After 14 years, the tournament has proved its importance to the development of women's football, which has led to regional and international achievements," said Nguyen Lan Trung, deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF). The winners will bring home the trophy and VND200 million (US$9,500) in prize … [Read more...]
AVG to help foster sports in VN
Chairman of the Audio Visual Global Company (AVG) Pham Nhat Vu has promised to donate all benefits from sport broadcasting rights to national sports. Speaking at a press briefing in Ha Noi yesterday, Vu said his company, operated by An Vien Group, had been stuck on sport for years and promoted a plan for donation. According to Vu, 20 per cent of all profits will go to developing elite sport, another 20 per cent to amateur sport and 30 per cent to support the national sport federations while the rest will be placed into the Fund to Support Vietnamese Athletes. The chairman added that AVG was ready to co-operate with any partner who had plans, goals and activities for stronger Vietnamese football in particular and sports in general.-VNS … [Read more...]
Applicants invited to take part in Miss Sport Viet Nam
HA NOI — Vietnamese women aged from 18 to 26 are invited to take part in the contest. 20 candidates will be selected in the final round to compete for the titles of Miss Fashion, Miss Perfect Body and Miss Talent. The final ceremony will be held in August at Ba Na Hills in Da Nang City. People interested in participating can find more information about the contest at www.misssport.vn. The contest, first organised in 1993, aims to honour health, beauty and talent in women's sports. — VNS … [Read more...]
Chess hero Liem joins sport’s all-time greats
VietNamNet Bridge – On June 10, Vietnamese grand master Le Quang Liem became the tenth World Blitz Chess champion. All winners are legends of world chess. They include Levon Aronian of Armenia, Magnus Carlsen of Norway and twice champion Alexander Grischuk of Russia. Liem, despite several lesser titles, including becoming International Grandmaster at the age of 14, has never been in the top 20. He is the first title holder from Viet Nam and second from Asia after Viswanathan Anand of India who won in 2000. The victory of the Vietnamese was not only a surprise for chess fans but also the master himself. Last month, at the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk, Liem fought against 60 rivals from 18 countries to win the title. "You know, this result was a big surprise for me. When I was coming here I did not even think about victory. There are lots of strong chess players who are famous all over the world. I just wanted to see what will happen and who will become the champion," … [Read more...]
Capital to host student sports festival
HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam is all set to host the Southeast Asian (SEA) student sports festival in Ha Noi on June 23-30, officials said. "Everything for the festival, from sporting facilities and accommodation, to transportation for the athletes, coaches and referees is ready," said deputy minister of Education and Training and head of the event's organising board Tran Quang Quy. The festival will see the participation of around 1,500 athletes and coaches from hosts Viet Nam, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Brunei. Laos has also been invited to join the event as guests of the hosts. They will compete in nine categories: track and field, sepak takraw, swimming, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, table tennis, volleyball, and pencak silat. Viet Nam will send 248 athletes to compete across all events and has targeted second place in the medals tally. Olympian teen Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will also participate in the event. She took home 11 gold and … [Read more...]
Popular E-sport game FIFA online 3 set for VN market
HA NOI (VNS)—Viet Nam will be the third country to receive the full and newest version of the E-sport game FIFA Online 3 following South Korea late last year and Thailand a week ago. All of the game's features were made to resemble the real football world in 2013, including copyrighted usage of 15,000 players, 30 associations and 40 national teams. The game is one of the most popular in South Korea, with nearly 9 per cent of online players using it regularly. — VNS … [Read more...]
Sports world spells out New Year hopes
For Viet Nam, 2011 was a fairly successful sporting year. Viet Nam News talked with some officials and athletes about the achievements last year and their plans and dreams for the Year of the Dragon. In the past year football saw positive changes like in the quality of players, their awareness, and so on. And the changes did bring back fans to the sport. In the new year I will try to play to make it interesting for football fans and achieve good results for Da Nang. I also wish national teams success at the Southeast Asia Football Championships later this year. After finishing my career, I want to do something related to football, possibly coaching. Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, double gold medal winner at the Southeast Asian Games and a winner of the Aeroflot Chess in Russia and US Spice Cup: I will defend my title at the Aeroflot tournament in Russia and HD Bank Open in March, and Southeast Asian Chess Championships, and my goal this year is to enter the world's top 20. I want to … [Read more...]
Top 2011 events in culture, sports and tourism
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism names the 10 most outstanding cultural, sports and tourism events of the past year. The Ho Dynasty Citadel, a national heritage site of Viet Nam in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, was recognised by UNESCO as world cultural heritage. Built of stone in 1397, with four gates facing north, south, east, and west, it is of stone military architecture with great cultural and historical value. The citadel's huge square stone stabs overlap each other without glue or attaching materials and have stood firmly for more than 600 years. Xoan singing (folk songs used in spring ceremonies to worship a village's tutelary gods) of the northern province of Phu Tho was recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection. Traditional costumes of 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam were put on show for the first time in Ha Noi. As many as 255 models from 54 ethnic groups nationwide highlighted the diversified beauty of traditional … [Read more...]