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Outstanding aquatic sport athletes honoured
More than 100 Vietnamese outstanding aquatic sport athletes were honoured at an event held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on December 24.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Aquatic Sports Association (VASA) and Helios Investment Joint Stock Company, also commended coaches and clubs that have had great contribution to Vietnam’s aquatic sports development.
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Swimmers Vo Thi My Tien and Nguyen Huy Hoang are honoured at the event. |
Earlier, from December 21 - 24, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Tay Ninh province, in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Vietnam and the VASA, organised the swimming - diving tournament for national champions in 2024.
A total of 159 athletes, including 102 males and 57 females, from 19 units, provinces and cities across the country participated in the tournament. The athletes competed for 60 sets of medals in both swimming and diving events.
On the evening of December 21, at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam excellently defeated Myanmar 5-0 in their final match of Group B of the 2024 ASEAN Championship, officially winning a ticket to the semi-finals as the top team of the group.
A last-minute equalizer from Vietnam denied the Philippines a crucial victory on Wednesday night, further dimming their chances of advancing past the ASEAN Cup group stage.
Vietnam beat Indonesia with Nguyen Quang Hai's goal to claim their second straight victory at ASEAN Cup and climb to first place in group B.
The Vietnamese women’s national football team wrapped up 2024 by ranking 37th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, 6th in Asia, and 1st in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam have taken three silver medals from the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 2024 which closed on December 11 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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