The Vietnam women’s football team have wrapped up their 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games campaign in style after grabbing a 1-0 victory against archrivals Thailand in the title match on Saturday night to successfully defend their gold medal at the region’s largest sporting event. The game at northern Quang Ninh Province’s Cam Pha Stadium, which was fully filled with 16,020 spectators, was Vietnam’s ninth consecutive SEA Games final and the sixth in a row for Thailand. After the hosts dominated in the first 15 minutes, Thailand started pushing forward. No goals were scored despite many chances created by both sides in the first half. Vietnamese (in red) and Thai players vie for a ball during their women's final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at Cam Pha Stadium in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, May 21, 2022. Photo: Tuoi Tre Vietnam opened the scoring 14 minutes after the restart despite pressure from Thailand. Duong Thi Van won the ball back in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam continue ruling SEA Games women’s football with third consecutive title
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Va-va-vovinam: Vietnam’s martial art flies on SEA Games return
Faced with a machete, the fighter leaps and locks his legs around the other man's neck, bringing him crashing down to a cacophony of cheers. This is vovinam, Vietnam's acrobatic martial art with roots dating back to the country's struggle for independence, and it is showing at the SEA Games for the first time since 2013. Proponents are trained to use not only their hands and legs to grapple a rival to the ground, but also fend off assailants armed with blades. Short for "Vo Viet Nam" (literally "Vietnamese Martial Arts") it was inspired by nationalists who sought an end to the country’s French colonial rule. Created in the 1930s, it borrows from elements of Chinese kung fu and other Asian styles but was crafted to suit the Vietnamese of the time. "In the past, the Vietnamese people were small," SEA Games silver medallist Tran The Thuong told AFP outside a packed gymnasium near the capital Hanoi where the artists, men and women, grappled in matches. "(It was made from) … [Read more...] about Va-va-vovinam: Vietnam’s martial art flies on SEA Games return
Vietnam, Thailand nip and tuck in men’s football final at 31st SEA Games
Vietnam U23s are scheduled to face their archrivals Thailand U23s in the final of men’s football at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi on Sunday evening. The highly-anticipated match will begin at 7:00 pm on Sunday at My Dinh National Stadium in the capital city and will be aired on VTV6 Channel, FPT Play, and ONFootball. Experts considered that Vietnam U23s and their Thai peers as neck and neck, and that any team can win if making good use of their opportunities. Some believed that the Golden Stars, who are defending their SEA Games gold medal, will triumph and seize the gold medal thanks to their home field advantage. Vietnam lost to Thailand in men’s football finals five times at the previous SEA Games in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2009. Despite the home field advantage, the Vietnamese players lost the gold medal to their archrivals in 2003, when Vietnam hosted the Games for the first time. Under the guidance of coach Park Hang Seo, the Golden Stars won the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Thailand nip and tuck in men’s football final at 31st SEA Games
Doctor warns parents of Japanese encephalitis during summer in northern Vietnam
Parents in northern Vietnam should pay close attention to their children’s health during summertime, as such diseases as Japanese encephalitis can become more common during this time of the year, a Hanoi-based doctor advised. Children often catch mosquito-borne diseases, as well as those transmitted through the digestive and respiratory tracts in summer, Dr. Dao Huu Nam, head of the intensive care unit at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Hand, foot, and mouth disease and Japanese encephalitis are among the common illnesses during the season, Nam noted. The Vietnam National Children’s Hospital often received Japanese encephalitis patients in March or April of previous years, the doctor continued, adding that no cases have been documented at the infirmary so far this year. The appearance of the disease may come late this year following the recent COVID-19 outbreak and related social distancing drives, he explained. Japanese … [Read more...] about Doctor warns parents of Japanese encephalitis during summer in northern Vietnam