Hanoi Golf Open starts next week 

The Ha Noi Golf Open will begin on March 11 at the Sky Lake Chuong My golf course in Ha Noi.

 

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The Sky Lake Chuong My golf course in Ha Noi will host the Ha Noi Open event next week. — Photo hatay.edu.vn

 

The annual tournament is expected to welcome nearly 130 male and female players, who will compete in an 18-hole format. They will vie for the top three prizes in the men's and women's categories, as well as awards for technical skills.

VN to vie for martial arts titles

Viet Nam will compete in six events of the first World Martial Arts Council Games to be held in Bangkok from March 12 to 22.

The Vietnamese will fight for titles in the muay boran, muay thai, kickboxing, pencak silat, karatedo and taekwondo categories.

Kung-fu masters from 30 countries are expected to take part in the competition.

The Vietnamese tradition martial art, vovinam, will also make its debut through a demonstration event.

That registers first win at Open

Nguyen Thi That won during the third stage of the International Women's Cycling Binh Duong Open yesterday, March 2.

The cyclist from Hat Ngoc Troi An Giang completed the 110km leg from Bao Loc City to Da Lat City of Lam Dong Province in 3hr 35.36 min, barely ahead of yellow jersey holder Supuksorn Nuntana of Thailand.

The second stage winner Panwaraporn Boonsawat, also from Thailand, stood third.

Following the result, Nuntana will continue to wear the yellow jersey during the fourth stage today and remain the tour leader. Her total time is 7: 31.41.

Boonsawat and Cao Thi Cam Le from the Binh Duong Environment and Water Supply-Drainage teams were adjudged second and third, respectively.

Domesco Dong Thap maintained their top position, clocking 22:43.03. Thailand and Binh Duong are the two runners-up.

Dang Thi Ngoc Huyen of Dong Thap has officially won the Queen of the Mountain title after securing 47 points, five more than her nearest rival Boonsawat.

The fourth stage today will see cyclists riding 10 laps and 50km around the Xuan Huong Lake in Da Lat City.

VNS