Vietnamese weightlifters will try to secure their Olympic berths at the
coming world championships to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from
November 4 to 16.
Thach Kim Tuan is Viet Nam''s top hope for the men''s
56kg category at the upcoming 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in South Korea,
following an impressive performance at the recent Junior World
Weightlifting Championships in Russia.
Viet Nam will send five male and four female weightlifting athletes to
compete in the upcoming 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea
from September 19 to October 4.
Vietnamese weightlifting ace Thach Kim Tuan yesterdat won three bronze
medals in his favourite 56kg event at the World Weightlifting
Championship, which is taking place in Wroclaw, Poland.
The rising Vietnamese stars Thach Kim Tuan and Tran Le Quoc Toan are
expected to perform strongly at Poland''s forthcoming World Weighlifting
Championships, despite facing some ominous opposition.
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.
Olympic youth champion Thach Kim Tuan brought home
three gold medals from the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting
Championships which concluded in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday.
Viet Nam has set its hopes on two tickets to this
summer''s London Olympics at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in
Pyeongtaek, South Korea from April 22-30.
