Tram, Ngan win national beach volleyball event

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tram and Pham Le Tuyet Ngan won the women's title at the National Beach Volleyball Tournament, held in the Central Highlands province of Dac Lac.

Nguyen Trong Quoc and Nguyen Thanh Vinh triumphed in the men's category.

Forty-eight players from teams from across the country, such as Hai Phong, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa and HCM City, participated in the four-day tournament.

Dac Lac hosted a beach volleyball tournament for the first time.

Two years ago, the province hosted the Asian Women's Clubs Volleyball Tournament.

Injured Duy, Lam to miss AFC U-23 championship qualifier

Fullback Nguyen Phong Hong Duy and halfback Pham Hoang Lam will not recover from their injuries in time to take part in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifier.

Fullback Nguyen Phong Hong Duy and halfback Pham Hoang Lam will not recover from their injuries in time to take part in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifier. — Photo zing.vn

The national U23 team's doctor, Hoang Nghia Duong, announced the news to the team's trainers.

Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong will also not appear because of an earlier injury.

The team has become obsessed with avoiding injury. Players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Le Duc Luong and Ho Tuan Tai trained lightly in yesterday's training session.

As planned, the Vietnamese team will meet Uzbekistan in a friendly match tomorrow.

The team's head coach Toshiya Miura will also announce the list of 23 players to compete at the 2016 AFC event before flying to Thailand to meet Thailand's U23 team on March 22.

The AFC qualifier is scheduled to be held March 23-31 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There will be 43 teams competing in 10 groups. The 10 group winners and the five best runner-ups will qualify for the finals, to be held in Qatar early next year.  

Thuong wins U18 women's final in national tennis championships

Pham Thuy Thuong of Vinh Phuc won the U18 category at the National Women's Tennis Championships in Da Lat yesterday, March 12.

Thuong defeated Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet of Hai Duong 7-5, 6-3 in the final.

Le Thi Truc Linh of Tay Ninh and Hoang Thi Ha of Hai Duong shared third place.

In the U16 event, Tran Thi Thanh Truc of HCM City claimed the title after defeating Le Phuong Thao of Vinh Phuc 6-1, 6-4 in the final.

In the U18's doubles, Phan Ngoc Mai Linh and Nguyen Thu Phuong won gold, Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet and Dang Thi Hanh of Hai Duong took silver, and Nguyen Thi Van Anh and Hoang Thi Ha of Hai Duong and a pair from Vinh Phuc took bronze.

In the over-18's doubles event, HCM City's Sy Boi Ngoc and Dao Minh Trang beat teammates Tran Thi Tam Hao and Huynh Phi Khanh to take the title.

Source: VNS