On June 2, a contingent of the national team that will represent Vietnam in Singapore at the 28th SEA Games, May 29-June 16, departed from Noi Bai International Airport.
On June 2, a contingent of the national team that will represent Vietnam in Singapore at the 28th SEA Games, May 29-June 16, departed from Noi Bai International Airport.
The contingent included 60 officials, coaches and athletes on the Wushu, swimming, Judo and gymnastics teams.
Speaking at a send off ceremony, Tran Duc Phan, deputy director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, affirmed the coaches and athletes are geared up for the competition.
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According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST), Vietnam will send a total of 420 athletes to compete in 28 out of the 36 sporting events at the games.
*** In the men's double's semi-finals of the table tennis event on June 2, Vietnam's Tran Tuan Quynh and Nguyen Anh Tu were trounced by strong Singaporean rivals Gao Ning and Li Hu.
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The competition ended with scores of 11-1, 11-7, 11-6, and 11-2.
With a lacklustre performance, Vietnam’s table tennis team only earned a bronze medal at the tourney.
(Source:VOV)
