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| Boxer Do Hong Ngoc. — Photo vothuat.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam strives to earn 10 tickets to the Youth Olympic Games 2018, the National Sports Administration has announced.
The country now has five tickets to the event, according to the department. The female weightlifting team was awarded one slot to compete in the Games as they ranked 14th at the world junior weightlifting championship last April. Other ticket holders include Do Hong Ngoc, who won silver in the world junior boxing championship in India, and taekwondo martial artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan.
Gymnasts Pham Nhu Phuong, fifth in the top eight Asian female athletes, and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong, fourth among the eight leading Asian male athletes, also won tickets to the tournament. Badminton players Nguyen Hai Dang, 31st place globally in young players’ ranking, and Vu Thi Anh Thu, 39th, who are among the world’s 50 best young badminton players, are being considered for participation in the Games.
Viet Nam’s sport teams strive to bag five additional tickets to the tournament. Track-and-field, swimming, badminton, fencing, bowing and wrestling athletes have a shot at helping Viet Nam hit the target. — VNS
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