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VN to participate in IWF Youth World Championships


Vietnamese weightlifters will take part in the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships that will begin in Lima, Peru, on April 6.
Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan competes at the Youth Olympic Games held in China last year. Photo vietbao.vn

HA NOI (VNS) — Vietnamese weightlifters will take part in the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships that will begin in Lima, Peru, on April 6.

The team members are Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan and Ly Quang Vinh (men's 56kg), Le Nguyen Quoc Bao (men's 50kg) and Le Khong My Phuong (women's 44kg).

Tuan won a silver medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games and Youth Olympic Games in 2014. Vinh bagged two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships last year.

The tournament will end on Sunday. — VNS

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