The Vietnamese rowing and weightlifting teams have gained three more berths raising the total number of Vietnamese athletes attending the 2012 London Olympics to 15.
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The first went to rowers Pham Thi Hai and Pham Thi Thao, who finished third in the women’s double sculls event at the 2012 Asian Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju, the Republic of Korea.
The remainder were for male weightlifters Tran Le Quoc Toan and his female team-mate at the Asian Weight-lifting Championships in Pyeongtaek, also in the Republic of Korea.
Toan won a silver medal and the female team was placed 4th in the final rankings at the event.
The other 12 qualified athletes include gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Pham Phuoc Hung and Do Thi Ngan Thuong, Taekwondo artists Le Huynh Chau and Chu Hoang Dieu Linh, Judoka Van Ngoc Tu, shooters Hoang Xuan Vinh and Le Thi Hoang Ngoc, track-and-field athlete Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua, fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat and badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh.
(Source: VOV)
