With the SEA Games in the Philippines by the end of this year and qualifies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, SEA Games 2021 and ASIAD 2022 on the horizon, Vietnam’s sports sector is entering a crucial period.

The money will be mainly focused on athletics, swimming, weightlifting, shooting and gymnastics.

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Top names like the champion of the 2018 ASIAD long jump Bui Thi Thu Thao and swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien are set to receive the sponsorship.

Vuong Bich Thang, head of the administration, said if selected coaches and athletes cannot remain their form, achievements and morals, they will lose funding and other athletes will get it.

Thang said no footballers will be supported as they already receive more funds than the administration can provide from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

He added that the Prime Minister has approved the investment project for sports talents of Vietnam, and it is being deployed by the administration.

Many cultural and sports activities held to welcome Lunar New Year

(BGO) – On the occasion of Lunar New Year (Year of the Pig 2019) and the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3), the Bac Giang municipal Center of Culture, Information and Sports will coordinate to organize many special programmes of culture, sports and art performance at the province.  

 

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Bac Giang’s sports affirm position at national arena

(BGO) – An exciting year of sports sector has closed after numerous fierce competitions at the 8th National Sports Festival (NSF) - a high-performance playground at which Bac Giang’s sports left the deep imprints. 

 

Vietnam to focus on boosting key sports in 2019

Vietnam’s sports sector will focus on developing major sports in 2019 to record higher achievements at the 30th Southeast Asian Games and the 10th Para Games in the Philippines, World Beach Games 2019 and Olympic and Paralympic 2020, as well as other regional and global sport games.

 

Various activities of culture, art and sports held to welcome New Year 2019

(BGO) – The national holiday will start from December 29, 2018, till January 1, 2019, on the occasion of New Year 2019. Various exciting activities of culture, art and sports are scheduled across the northern province of Bac Giang. 

 

Source: VNA