Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen won two gold medals in the women''s 48kg
category at the ongoing Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phukhet,
Thailand, on Sunday.
Weightlifter Le Van Cong broke the world record at the 2015
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Asian Open
Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday.
Disabled Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong will receive VND10 million
(US$476) per month from his sponsor, the Viet Nam Institute for
Biomedical Physics, for 20 months from January this year.
Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen of Ha Noi broke the
national record in the women''s 48kg category at the ongoing National
Sports Games in the northern province of Nam Dinh yesterday.
Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan on Tuesday set a new record in the men''s
snatch category at the national weightlifting championships being held
in Hai Phong.
Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has had
his chances of claiming an Olympic medal boosted, following the news
that tough rivals China will only be sending one man to compete in the
men''s 56kg event.
Vietnamese weightlifters are gathering in Ha Noi and
HCM City to prepare for the Asian zone London Olympic qualifying round
from April 22-30 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has ranked in the top three of
the men''s 56kg division following the latest rankings issued by the
International Weightlifting Federation.
