Nat’l outstanding archers champs starts in Vinh Long

Archers compete in the National Outstanding Archers Championship in the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

Nearly 200 athletes from 19 teams across the country are competing in the National Outstanding Archers Championship in the southern province of Vĩnh Long.

They compete in various categories of men’s and women’s recurve and compound bows for 36 sets of medals.

According to Nguyễn Thanh Tuấn, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the event is part of the national elite sport competition system.

The event’s best athletes will be chosen for the national team to compete in coming international tournaments including the Asian Games in Indonesia in August.

The event, which opened on Monday, will last until April 9. 

Hometown cyclists shine at HCM City cycling event

Cyclists compete in the sixth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday. — Photo voh.com.vn

HCM City’s cyclists shone at the sixth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Sprinter Lê Nguyệt Minh of HCM City-Minh Giang triumphed in the 140km stage from Thanh Hóa to Vinh City with a time of 3:21.06 and an average speed of 41.77km per hour.

Minh’s older brother Lê Văn Duẩn of VUS-HCM City and captain Mai Nguyễn Hưng of VUS-HCM City were the runners-up.

Although Huỳnh Thanh Tùng of Military Zone 7 didn’t finish in top three, he still won the yellow jersey award for the best overall time after six stages.

Minh retained the green jersey award for best sprinter, while the white jersey for best young cyclist was awarded to Nguyễn Cường Khang of VUS-HCM City. In the team rankings, Military Zone 7 maintained their lead.

Today, cyclists of 13 national squads will compete in the seventh stage, running 199km from Vinh City of the central province of Nghệ An to Đồng Hới City of Quảng Bình Province.

VN tennis team start Davis Cup with two winning games

Lý Hoàng Nam continued the winning trend. Photo courtesy of webthethao.vn

Trịnh Linh Giang and Lý Hoàng Nam started the Davis Cup with positive news, winning both single games against Pacific Oceania yesterday.

Playing against Heve Kelley, Trịnh Linh Giang of Becamex Bình Dương won both sets 6-0, 6-2. 

The second single match between Lý Hoàng Nam and Pacific Oceania’s best player Matthew Stubbings was much anticipated byspectators. More than 500 viewers packed the court. Nam won both sets 6-3, 6-1. 

The same day the doubles team of Phạm Minh Tuấn and Lê Quốc Khánh lost against Pacific Oceania at 6-1, 3-6, 3-6

Hà Nội triumph at National U16 Football Tournament

Hà Nội celebrate winning the trophy of the National U16 Football Tournament, which concluded at Hà Nam Stadium in the northern province of Hà Nam on April 2. — Photo vff.org.vn

Hà Nội took home the trophy in the National U16 Football Tournament, which concluded at Hà Nam Stadium in the northern province of Hà Nam on Monday.

The team representing the capital beat hosts Hà Nam 2-0 in the final to score 15 points after six matches.

HCM City, who tied with the national team 1-1, were the runners-up with 10 points. The national team ranked third with five points.

The event’s organising board gave the award for the best player to Nguyễn Hoàng An Như of HCM City. The best goal scorer award went to Vũ Thị Hoa of Hà Nội, while Đào Thị Kiều Oanh, also of Hà Nội, won the award for best goalie.

The event gave the players a chance to hone their skills for the AFF championship in May.

AFC lauds Vietnam’s female football squad

Vietnam’s female football squad (Source: the-afc.com)

The Vietnamese have a proud record in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship, having been crowned regional champions in 2006 and 2012, while their most recent showing, in 2016, saw them finish as runners-up after losing to Thailand on penalties in the final. 

They have been even more successful in the SEA Games, winning the gold medal in five of the past seven tournaments, including edging Thailand on goal difference to take first place last year, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

At the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2018, Vietnam found the net 27 times to win all four qualifying matches. 

Following a ten-day training camp in Germany, the Vietnamese girls flew to Jordan for the tournament’s finals on April 2. They are scheduled to have a further four days of training in Amman, Jordan. 

The team will face Japan on April 7, Australia on April 10, and the Republic of Korea on April 13.

Coach Mai Duc Chung expressed his confidence in the team and called on them to follow the example of U23 Vietnam, who brought home the silver medal from the AFC U23 Championship last January.