VietNamNet Bridge – The National Para Games will be organised next week in the capital city.

Power-lifting Nguyen Thi Hong.

Athletes with disabilities will compete in six sports: track-and-field, swimming, badminton, table tennis, chess and power-lifting at the Ha Noi Sport Training and Competing Centre at My Dinh Sports Complex. The six days of action will begin on July 22.

Nearly 1,000 athletes from 27 delegations have confirmed their participation. The annual event, which made its debut in 1988, aims to promote sport among people with disabilities and select strong athletes to compete at forthcoming regional and international tournaments.

This year, the top Vietnamese performers will get the chance to represent their country at the Asian Youth Para Games in Malaysia in October and the seventh ASEAN Para Games in Myanmar next January.

Viet Nam is home to Asian champion swimmer Vo Thanh Tung and famous names from track-and-field and power-lifting, Nguyen Thi Hong, Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan and Nguyen Binh An.

Source: VNS