The National Gymnastics Championships will take place in Ha Noi from October 27 to November 1.

The event is expected to attract around 60 athletes from the Ha Noi, Hai Phong, HCM City and the Military team.

Ha Noi's London Olympian Do Thi Ngan Thuong, who won two gold medals at the 26th Southeast Asian Games, is recovering from surgery and will not compete at the tournament.

She has also been forced to withdraw from an upcoming regional event in China and a World Cup tournament in the Czech Republic.-VNS