HÀ NỘI — Fox Sports Asia has listed Vietnamese striker Lê Công Vinh as one of ASEAN football’s five greatest-ever international scorers on its website. With 51 goals scored for Việt Nam in 83 caps, Vinh is level with France legend Thierry Henry and Poland star Robert Lewandowski, Fox wrote He is ranked 34th in the world and No. 11 in Asia. “Vinh was also the man for the big occasion and memorably scored the goal that won Việt Nam their first and only AFF crown to date. Despite only being 31, it has been a year since Vinh hung up his boots, but it will take something – or someone – special to beat his record.” The other players are Thai Kiatisuk Senamuang (71 goals in 134 caps), Singapore’s Fandi Ahmad (55 goals in 101 caps), Filipino Phil Younghusband (47 goals in 92 caps) and Indonesian Bambang Pamungkas (38 goals in 86 caps). — … [Read more...] about Vinh among five best regional scorers: Fox Sports Asia
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Army sports competition opens
Present at the ceremony were Lieutenant General Pham Hong Huong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff and head of the steering committee for the competition; Major General Le Hien Van, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics; Vuong Bich Thang, Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and over 2,300 athletes, coaches, and officials involved in the event.This year’s event aimed to assess the quality of physical training and sports activities of the whole-army units, thus contributing to improving combat readiness and fitness for troops as well as meeting their task requirements in the current context.Addressing the opening ceremony, General Huong stressed that the army’s sport movement has increasingly been promoted, and many athletes have been honored at domestic and international competitions. He said that it is a practical event to boost physical training and sport activities in the … [Read more...] about Army sports competition opens
Sports betting–a potential sector for investment
At the meeting with Nguyen Tu Quynh, Chairman of the Bac Ninh People’s Committee on the $500-million horse racing track project, Choi Hak Soo, executive director of Korea’s Golden Horse, revealed that his company is actively mobilising capital, enhancing performance, and completing project documents to submit to the prime minister for approval. It is expected to establish a representative office in Bac Ninh in December 2017.The Golden Horse project’s investment strategy was approved by the Bac Ninh People’s Committee and the Korean company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in April 2017 with the province.The project consists of a horse racing track, an entertainment complex, a resort, and a trading centre in Thuan Thanh district of Bac Ninh, with an area of 400 hectares and a total investment capital of $500 million, creating 5,000-10,000 jobs when it starts operation.In additional to Golden Horse, many foreign investors are planning to … [Read more...] about Sports betting–a potential sector for investment
National sports festival for ethnic minority groups concludes
Stick-pushingThe sport festival drew theparticipation of nearly 700 athletes from 17 provinces in the Northern region,and they competed in eight sports events, including football, volleyball,stick-pushing, crossbow shooting, tug-of-war, tu lu, and fell running. The festival is a chance foroutstanding athletes of ethnic minority groups to compete, exchange experiencesin preserving folk games and developing physical training in order to build andprotect their community and their country. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about National sports festival for ethnic minority groups concludes
Hanoi to host VIII National Sports Festival 2018
Photo for illustrationThe Northern Hoa Binh province is the sub-destination for such sporting event. Players will compete in 36 disciplines, including athletics, swimming, apparatus (aerobic), rowing (canoeing), football (11 members and men’s Futsal), shooting, archery, weight-lifting, Judo, Taekwondo, wrestling, boxing, fencing, badminton, tennis, volleyball, handball, basketball, cycling, table tennis, Golf, Karatedo, Wushu, Pencak Silat, Chinese chess, sepak takraw, billiard & snooker, dance sports, bowling, body building, Muay, pétanque, Vovinam, traditional martial arts, shuttlecock, and diving. Via the festival, central and local resources should mobilize to seek and cultivate the quality of athletes, thus improving records in some major disciplines, ready for the 30th SEA Games in 2019, the 32nd Olympic Games in 2020 and the 31st SEA Games, scheduled to be hosted by Vietnam in 2021. Besides, it is a good chance for localities to upgrade their sporting and … [Read more...] about Hanoi to host VIII National Sports Festival 2018