National team targets 29 medals (21-11-2005) Target practise: Rifle team members practising at the National Sports Training Centre in Ha Noi. They will depart for the 23rd SEA Games in the Philippines on Wednesday. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh HA NOI — The 29-member Viet Nam shooting team will start packing their bags for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on Wednesday after attending their send-off ceremony yesterday in Ha Noi. The team will compete in the men’s and women’s individual shooting and trap events for 29 medal sets in Muntinlupa City from November 28 to December 4. The squad aims to bring back six gold medals, said team coach Nguyen Duc Uynh yesterday. He added that squad are confident for the SEA Games. "Viet Nam dominates the rifle team event and we try to hit the bull’s eye every time," Uynh said. Shooting is one of Viet Nam’s best sports and the squad are expected to sweep the SEA Games and Asian Games. At the last … [Read more...] about National team targets 29 medals
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National team ties in goal-less match
National team ties in goal-less match (27-10-2007) HA NOI — Viet Nam team was tied in a goal-less match by host team Coal-Minerals in the opening match of the International Women’s Coal-Minerals Football Tournament yesterday in Quang Ninh Province. The national members failed to set up a chance at dominating the local team although they had a 10-day training session in cool Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc Province. Before the game, Viet Nam head coach Chen Yun Fat said the biggest weakness of the team is their physical strength, because the majority of the players are past their prime while the young members are not yet fully in charge of their positions. Their forwards were continuously blocked by the hosts who played defensively the entire match. The Viet Nam team succeeded, however, in stopping Coal’s offensive assaults as well. Viet Nam’s Chinese coach’s target of winning the tournament, that he mentioned to the press days before, seemed shaky after the match. In … [Read more...] about National team ties in goal-less match
New coaches for volleyball national teams
VietNamNet Bridge - The men’s and women’s national volleyball teams of Vietnam have new foreign coaches today, who accept a two-month trial period before reaching official deals later. Chinese coach Qiao Yu Chuan will take over the women’s team and Augusto Sabbatini from Brazil train the men’s squad, each with probation’s salary of US$1,500 a month. After the trial period starting from today, they will earn each a monthly salary of $5,000. Their official contracts with the Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV) last for 6 months till the end of the year 2011. Before, coach Chuan trained Szechuan provincial team of China and national sides of Mexico and Oman, while Sabbatini managed Pakistan. Source: Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about New coaches for volleyball national teams
Vietnamese volleyball: Positive signals from national team rejuvenation
VietNamNet Bridge – The dramatic 3-1 win over Thailand in a tense final match on May 24 has secured the Vietnamese women’s team the championship trophy of the 2014 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup. The victory also sends off many positive signals in Vietnam’s strategy to boldly rejuvenate its current volleyball athlete roster. Impressive VTV Cup performance Vietnamese volleyball lovers had been waiting for a long time to witness once again animated matches replete with youth strength and they were rewarded at the recent VTV Cup, which took place in the Bac Ninh provincial gymnasium from May 17–24. The rejuvenated Vietnam women’s national volleyball team are expected to make further progress in the future. Rejuvenating the whole lineup around mainstays Do Thi Minh and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa, the national … [Read more...] about Vietnamese volleyball: Positive signals from national team rejuvenation
VN women football team to face China in qualifier
VN to face China in qualifier Viet Nam's women football team will play China in the opener of the Brazil Olympics' third qualification round on February 29, in Osaka, Japan. The match in the Group A will be organised at the Yanmar Nagai. Viet Nam, who is the World No 29 lost all 10 matches against World No 14 China in the past. In the second match, on March 2, Viet Nam will play Australia. Their next match will be versus North Korea two days later, followed by games with the host on March 7 and South Korea on March 9. Tri loses national event opener Champion Lam Quang Tri failed to defend his title at the National Top Players' Tennis Tournament in HCM City after he withdrew yesterday (Dec 21) because of injury. Host athlete Tri lost the first set 6-7 (3) to younger rival Vu Aterm of Binh Duong and drew 4-4 in the second set before asking for retirement. In the second match of the Group B, youngster Nguyen Van Phuong could not create another bang after losing easily 4-6, 5-7 to … [Read more...] about VN women football team to face China in qualifier