Vietnamese female wrestlers are seeking more berths to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via the last Olympic qualifier that took place in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday.
Gymnasts Phan Thị Hà Thanh and Phạm Phước Hưng have qualified to represent Việt Nam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.
Viet Nam fought hard before losing 0-2 to China in the first match of the Asian Football Federation Women''s Olympic Tournament qualifier at the Nagai Stadium yesterday in Osaka, Japan.
Vietnamese gymnasts will get another chance to book their berth in the
Summer Olympics in Brazil, despite their defeat at the world
championships in Scotland recently.
Phan Thi Ha Thanh missed her chance to compete at
the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil after failing in the women''s
gymnastics individual all-around category at the ongoing World
Gymnastics Championships in Scotland.
Viet Nam jumped into third position in the group after their 4-2 win
over hosts Myanmar in the qualification round of the Olympic Games''
women''s football event.
Short-distance runner Nguyen Thi Huyen will leave for Beijing, China,
tomorrow to compete in the Women''s 400m hurdles at the 2015 IAAF World
Athletics Championships.
The national women''s football team will play two friendly matches in
August against Chinese Taipei to prepare for their second round of
Olympic qualifiers.
The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has
encouraged the national football team to win at least the silver medal
at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore this June.
