About 200 wrestlers from 19 teams will show off their skills at the
National Greco-Romans and Freestyle Championships on Sept. 15.
The national squad's coaching board will choose the top wrestlers from
the tournament who will represent the country at the Asian Games (ASIAD)
in Guangzhou , China from November 12-27.
"We
recruit the best wrestlers at the championship for the national team for
ASIAD and the 2012 Olympics qualifiers," said the National Sports
Administration's wrestling division head, Vu The Long. Athletes will
compete for 26 medal sets in the men's and women's weight divisions at
Ha Dong Gymnasium.
Teams from Hanoi , Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh and the Army have sent their squads to a one-year training session in China .
"Most of the teams prepared well for the championship because the
athletes will compete for official berths on the national squad that
will compete in the biggest Asian sporting event," said Long.
Long said he hoped favourites Nguyen Thi Lua, Pham Thi Hue and Luong
Thi Quyen would pick up gold medals at the championship and at the Asian
Games.
Last year Lua bagged a bronze medal in the
women's 48kg weight class at the World Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Wrestling Championship in Herning City , Denmark ./.
