VietNamNet Bridge – Athletes from 10 Asian nations and Hong Kong will compete at the second Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships that will take place on December 16-18 at the Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium in HCM City.

Teams from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Iran, India, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka and host nations Viet Nam will have a total of 139 contestants vying for prizes in three age brackets – 12-14, 15-17 and adults.

All the events will have five categories for which prizes will be awarded: men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, team of three and team of six.

The Vietnamese contingent will have 28 athletes, including Southeast Asian Games gold medallists Vu Ba Dong and Tran Thi Thu Ha, led by head coach Vu Tuyet Anh. South Korea is sending the largest team with 32 athletes.

Nguyen Kim Lan, vice president of Viet Nam Gymanstics Federation, said China, Japan and South Korea are strong teams.

At the first Aerobic Gymnastics Championships in Thailand and Viet Nam had 12 athletes each. The Vietnamese athletes won one gold medals, two silvers and one bronze.

Entry to the championship is free for the public.

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