VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has jumped two places from 13th place to 11th in the world rankings, according to the latest figures from the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Olympian Minh's promotion came as a result of his triumph in the recent Yonex Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold.

The HCM City-born player now has 54,634 points.

The world No 1 spot belongs to Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, followed by Chinese players Lin Dan and Chen Long.
The next BWF rankings will be announced on Thursday.

* Tuan takes gold at weightlifting nationals

Hoang Anh Tuan marked his triumphant return from a two-year doping ban by sealing a gold medal in the men's 56kg snatch event at the National Weightlifting Championships in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

He successfully lifted 126kg, beating London Olympian Tran Le Quoc Toan by a single kilogram.

However, in the clean and jerk event, Toan gained revenge over Beijing Olympics silver medallist Tuan when he lifted 153kg and took the gold medal, while Tuan could manage only 151kg.

The tournament, which features 130 athletes from 15 teams nationwide competing in weight divisions from 58kg to 75kg, concludes today, Oct 15.

VietNamNet/VNS