The Vietnamese delegation has set a target of at least four gold medalsfor judo veterans (ranking in the top two) and is sending all “bignames” to the forthcoming regional sports festival in Myanmar nextmonth. Report by Communist Party of Vietnam's online newspaper.
Vietnam’s judo has shown good preparations in the last several monthswith athletes participating in international competition and trainingtours, as well as spending money for coaches to train abroad. At thistime, the national women's judo squad is training in China and willreturn to the homeland on November 30.
Head coachof the national judo squad Le Duy Hai said that the gap between Vietnamand its rival is now narrow. So, there will be very strong race amongtop squads in the upcoming matches.
Meanwhile,Nguyen Huu An, head of the judo section under the General Department ofSports and Physical Training, shared the news that the host countryMyanmar has poured a lot of money and time into its judo team, thuscreating challenges for Vietnam and other nations.
At this year’s SEA Games, judo will be a “marathon event” for Vietnam asit is competing in 18 medal categories from December 18-21.
With regard to force, Vietnam has high expectations on “Judo Queen”Van Ngoc Tu, besides four athletes who bagged gold medals at theprevious SEA Games 2011.
She is now mobilising allher energy for important battles. This is the 5th SEA Games in which theOlympic athlete of London 2012 has participated.
The national judo squad also welcomes the return of female athleteNguyen Thi Nhu Y who used to create a lot of “unpleasant swings” forrivals.
In the kata event, there is a hope forVietnam to pocket gold. Female judokas Nguyen Hoang Cam Ha and Le NgocVan Anh attended a training course in Japan from November 14-24.
Meanwhile, male judokas Nguyen Thanh Tai and Nguyen Ngoc Son willdepart for South Korea for training from December 1-8. They won goldwith “Nage nokata” performance at SEA Games 25-2009.
Judo ("gentle way") is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sportcreated in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature isits competitive element, where the objective is to either throw ortakedown an opponent to the ground, immobilise or otherwise subdue anopponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock ora choke.
Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet aswell as weapons defence moves are part of judo, but only in pre-arrangedforms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice(randori).-VNA
Vietnam’s judo has shown good preparations in the last several monthswith athletes participating in international competition and trainingtours, as well as spending money for coaches to train abroad. At thistime, the national women's judo squad is training in China and willreturn to the homeland on November 30.
Head coachof the national judo squad Le Duy Hai said that the gap between Vietnamand its rival is now narrow. So, there will be very strong race amongtop squads in the upcoming matches.
Meanwhile,Nguyen Huu An, head of the judo section under the General Department ofSports and Physical Training, shared the news that the host countryMyanmar has poured a lot of money and time into its judo team, thuscreating challenges for Vietnam and other nations.
At this year’s SEA Games, judo will be a “marathon event” for Vietnam asit is competing in 18 medal categories from December 18-21.
With regard to force, Vietnam has high expectations on “Judo Queen”Van Ngoc Tu, besides four athletes who bagged gold medals at theprevious SEA Games 2011.
She is now mobilising allher energy for important battles. This is the 5th SEA Games in which theOlympic athlete of London 2012 has participated.
The national judo squad also welcomes the return of female athleteNguyen Thi Nhu Y who used to create a lot of “unpleasant swings” forrivals.
In the kata event, there is a hope forVietnam to pocket gold. Female judokas Nguyen Hoang Cam Ha and Le NgocVan Anh attended a training course in Japan from November 14-24.
Meanwhile, male judokas Nguyen Thanh Tai and Nguyen Ngoc Son willdepart for South Korea for training from December 1-8. They won goldwith “Nage nokata” performance at SEA Games 25-2009.
Judo ("gentle way") is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sportcreated in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature isits competitive element, where the objective is to either throw ortakedown an opponent to the ground, immobilise or otherwise subdue anopponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock ora choke.
Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet aswell as weapons defence moves are part of judo, but only in pre-arrangedforms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice(randori).-VNA
