Judo

Tu pins hopes on London Olympics

Top national judo athlete Van Ngoc Tu hopes to collect additional points at the World Judo Grand Prix in Qingdao, China, to secure a spot at next year's Olympics.

Tu sets sights on London 2012

Top national judo athlete Van Ngoc Tu hopes to collect additional points at the World Judo Grand Prix in Qingdao, China, to secure a spot at next year's Olympics.

Vietnamese sports stars add to impressive tally

After securing more gold medals on the 10th day of competition yesterday, Viet Nam secured a third place position on the medal board in the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia.

Judo champ competes for Olympic ticket

Top national judo athlete Van Ngoc Tu, 24, left for France yesterday to take part in the World Judo Championships which kicks off in Paris next Tuesday.

Nghe An breeze through Maldives AFC Cup challenge

Vietnamese representatives Song Lam Nghe An came back from a goal down to defeat Maldives' VB Sport 3-1 in the second round of the Asian Football Confederation Cup on Tuesday in Male City.

Tennis prodigy moves up rankings

Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien has moved up nine places from 234th to 225th in the world junior rankings this month, the International Tennis Federation announced on Tuesday.

Judo athletes to compete at Worlds

Four Vietnamese athletes have left for the World Judo Championship that will kick off on Sept. 9 at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

Judo athletes to compete at Worlds

Four Vietnamese athletes have left for the World Judo Championship that will kick off on Sept. 9 at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical