VN boxers head to Kazakhstan
Viet Nam sent four athletes to the Asian Women's Boxing Championship which opened yesterday in Astana City, Kazakhstan. They are Le Thi Hien who will compete in the 64kg category, Doan Thi Lien in the 54kg class, Nguyen Thi Hoa in the 46kg pool and Liu Thi Duyen in the 57kg event. In this year's tournament, Viet Nam's Asian Indoor Games defending champion Nguyen Thi Phuong (48kg) will not take part as she is training in China in preparation for the coming Asian Games later this year.
The boxers will compete against nearly 100 rivals from 16 other countries and territories. China and India are title candidates, with both countries represented by their 2009 world champions.
The tournament's finals are scheduled for May 30.
Last year, Vietnamese boxers earned plaudits after winning two silver medals at the Asian Boxing Championship in India.
Tram, Liem win at chess blitz
Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Le Quang Liem triumphed at the National Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship on Wednesday in HCM City.
Tram of Thua Thien Hue topped the women's rapid chess event with 10.5 points after 10 wins and one draw. Pham Le Thao Nguyen of Can Tho finished second with nine points, followed by Thanh An of the hosts HCM City with eight points.
In the men's competition, HCM City's Liem won with 10 points, only 0.5 more than his runner-up Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Kien Giang. Liem's older brother Le Quang Long finished third.
The championship will today continue with games in the blitz chess event. Competitors will play 13 games which last in 10 minutes each. The championship will close tomorrow.
VAS win Gaelic Football Cup
The Viet Nam Australia High School Ha Noi (VAS) won the inaugural Gaelic Football Schools Champions of Viet Nam after beating Hanoi Academy on Wednesday.
The inaugural All Vietnam School Cup, which was organised by the Viet Celts Gaelic Football Club, drew two secondary schools, VAS Hanoi and Hanoi Academy at Xuan La Stadium.
In the closely fought game Hanoi Academy failed to make their possession count as the VAS Hanoi defence remained on imperious form.
Apart from the VAS defence, the big difference between the two sides was the contribution of Nguyen Duc Thang who scored an amazing 3.1 (10 pts). Duong Quang Son Tung and Hoang ‘Baby' Nam also scored a point each for VAS Hanoi. The Hanoi Academy point was taken by the stylish Hanoi Academy captain, Hong Gia Bao. — VNS