Athletes train hard for 27th SEA Games

09:12, 04/12/2013

Vietnamese sports teams are practicing hard ahead of the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games due to take place in Myanmar from December 9–18.

Vietnamese sports teams are practicing hard ahead of the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games due to take place in Myanmar from December 9–18.

    VOVonline reporters were invited to Hanoi’s National Sports Training Centre on December 3 to observe a typical day in the elite athletes’ preparations:

    Fifteen qualified weightlifters will fly to Myanmar this month

    Athletes are well prepared for all weight divisions

    Coaches watch closely during training

    Twelve Judokas will represent Vietnam in Judo competitions

     

    They aim to bag 3–6 gold medals

     

    Karate martial artists under the guidance of coach Le Van Nam

    Fourteen athletes will compete in Kumite 

    Nine of them are men

     

     

    Nguyen Ngoc Thanh (right) is happy to return to regional competitions

    Karate athletes plan to win at least two gold medals

    (Source:VOV)