Vietnam aims to win eight gold medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) to be held in Turkmenistan on September 17-27.


Vietnam will compete in 14 of 21 sports at the event, with the country targeting gold medals in athletics, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, chess, billiards, kick-boxing and muay thai.

The 164-member-delegation will be led by Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the National Sports Administration.

Vietnam’s futsal and jujitsu team left for Turkmenistan September 13 to prepare for early competition on September 16.

The remaining athletes will leave later.

The event’s opening ceremony will take place on September 17 at the newly built Olympic Stadium in the country’s capital city Ashgabat.

All 45 member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia will compete, while the event will be attend by 17 members of the Oceania National Olympic Committee for the first time.

Vietnam bagged eight golds, seven silvers and 12 bronzes to rank third, behind China and the Republic of Korea in the 2013 edition in the Republic of Korea.

 

                                    Source: VOV

Related Topics


Hoa Binh FC plays a friendly match and explores the culture and tourism in Mai Chau district

Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.

Volleyball - a sport uniting the community

Volleyball is a popular, easy-to-play, and easy-to-practice sport that not only helps improve health and spiritual life, and tighten solidarity in the community but also practically promotes the campaign "All people exercise their bodies following the great example of Uncle Ho”. In recent years, the movement of volleyball practice has strongly developed, spreading widely to the communes and the towns in the province.

Luong Son district develops Karate practice movement

With continuous improvements in both quantity and quality, Luong Son Karate Club is a bright spot in building and spreading the Karate training movement among young people and students in Luong Son district of Hoa Binh province.

The imprint of the 32nd Traditional Marathon Tournament of Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup

The 32nd Traditional Marathon Tournament of Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup in 2024 has ended, but there are still good memories and impressions. Through 32 successfully organized seasons, the tradition, brand, quality, and appeal of the tournament have been affirmed.

70 anglers compete in sport fishing tournament in Hoa Binh

Seventy anglers from Hoa Binh and other cities and provinces across the nation participated in a sport fishing tournament in Hoa Binh city on November 20. The event was held by the provincial People’s Committee in collaboration with the Vietnam Sport Fishing Association.