The team includes 13 top players namely Vietnamese No 1 Tran Quyet Chien, world No 7; Nguyen Duc Anh Chien, who was runner-up of the three-Cushion World Championship in Denmark last year and is world No 17.

Cuiest Nguyen Duc Anh Chien will take part in the Antalya World Cup in Turkey on February 17-23.

Quyet Chien is selected as No 7 seed of the event.

They will be up against world number one and world champion Dick Jaspers from the Netherlands and other powerful competitors such as Marco Zanetti of Italy, Swedish Torbjorn Blomdahl and Belgian Eddy Merckx .

The winner will walk away with 17,500 USD, while the runner-up receives 11,000 USD.

The 2020 Antalya tournament will be the 23rd World Cup in Turkey.

Athletes compete at World Vovinam Championship

The biggest Vietnamese martial art festival in history has kicked off in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with the participation of 365 trainers and athletes from 24 countries and territories.

VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight registers 2,000 athletes in 11 days

Hanoi's night run has attracted 2,000 enthusiasts since Super Early Bird registration started on December 16.

Bonuses awarded to athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh

(BGO) – After successfully winning 3 gold medals at the 30 Southeast Asian Games (30th SEA Games), track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh in Bac Giang province has received bonuses from the organizations and individuals in and outside the province.  

Bac Giang province honors athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh

(BGO) – The Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee in Bac Giang province Le Anh Duong has recently held a meeting in Bac Giang city to honor the track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh.

Leader of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism congratulates athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh

(BGO) – In the evening of December 11, Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST) Tran Minh Ha and leader of the Center for Sports Training and Competition in the northern province of Bac Giang arrived at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) to welcome and congratulate track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh who returned from the Philippines after participating in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). 

Source: VNA