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Around 1,500 people join Fun Run in response to ASIAD 19
Updated: 21:52, 08/03/2023
Around 1,500 people participated in a fun run held by the Vietnam Olympic Committee in Bac Ninh province on March 8 in response to the Asian Games 19 (ASIAD 19).
The runners included athletes, public servants and students of the Bac Ninh Sports University.
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Around 1,500 people join Fun Run in response to ASIAD 19. |
The event is among a series of Fun Runs being hosted by the Olympic Council of Asia around the continent to promote the image of the Asian Games – a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
The ASIAD 19 will take place in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from September 23 to October 8, featuring 40 sports with 61 disciplines and 482 events.
Themed ‘Heart to Heart, @Future’, the event is expected to attract the participation of sporting delegations from 45 countries and territories in Asia.
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The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy will be welcomed in Vietnam with a ceremony held at the youth football training centre in Hanoi on March 4 morning.
Vietnam’s national jujitsu team returned home with five gold medals from the Asian championship on March 1.
Vietnam’s March 1 triumph at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Asian Cup finals gives them an early boost while the rivals Australia will have to bounce back in their remaining matches to stand a chance of advancing to the knockout stage, said an article published on the AFC’s official site.
Philippe Troussier, the newly appointed head coach of Vietnam’s national and U23 football teams, has announced an initial squad of 41 players for the upcoming SEA Games which will be held in Cambodia in May.
Source: NDO
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