HCM City (VNA) - Japan topped the medal table ꦐof tꦍhe Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which concluded on June 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Japanese won 13 gold, 10 silver and four bronze medals. China finished second with 11 golds and India in third place with seven gold medals.
Viet♋nam finished seventh with twoﷺ golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
The 17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2016 was held at the Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City from June 3-6.
The event featured about 600 young athletes and coaches from 40 countries and territories, including Qatar, Japan, China, Iraq, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
The biennial event was also an opportunity for young Vietnamese athletes to prepare for the Junior Olympics.
Vietnam ranked 10th out of the 🦩23 nations and territories competing in the 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championships 2014, which took place in Taiwan (China).-VNA
The Vietnamese athletics squad won 10 gold, seven silver and 13 bronze medals to rank second in the Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which wrapped up on June 7 at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium.
As many as 220 young athletes in the region are expected to take part in the 2013 Southeast Asian Junior Athletics Championships, which will open in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7.
More than 1,000 athletes from all over Vietnam will compete at the national Paralympic Games that will take place from July 8-14 in HCM City, according to the Vietnam Paralympic Association (VPA).
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The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Illustrative photo (Source:Internet)
