Golfers to tee off at King’s Island; Viet Nam drawn against Thailand; Top athletes to race in Asian quest; Ninh Binh chase Tavares signature
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According to the organising committee, the Dong Mo course, which is located 36km west of Ha Noi, will host a Pro-Am friendly tournament among Vietnamese and international golfers.
Viet Nam drawn against Thailand
The Viet Nam U-23 team have been drawn in the same group as Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games next month, the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) said. The rest of Group A will comprise of Malaysia, East Timor and Cambodia with Viet Nam’ toughest tests coming against Thailand and Malaysia according to the VFF’s general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan at yesterday’s (November 9) draw in Laos.
Group B will see Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia and hosts Laos compete for the other semi places.
In the women’s competition, five teams from Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Viet Nam will be competing in a round-robin format for the gold medal.
Top athletes to race in Asian quest
Top sprinters Vu Thi Huong and Truong Thanh Hang will be competing in the Asian Athletics Championship in Guangdong, China this week.
As scheduled, Huong, who won a gold medal and set a record at the Asian Indoor Games in Viet Nam last week, will start her favourite event on the 100m track today, while Hang competes in the women’s 1,500m tomorrow.
The two top athletes will also be racing in the 200m and 800m events.
Ninh Binh chase Tavares signature
Newly promoted V-League side, Ninh Binh, will seek to sign Brazilian Edson Tavares on a three-year contract in preparation for the new season.
Ninh Binh offered the Brazilian coach a monthly salary of US$10,000, provided that Tavares helps the team rank at least third in the V-League next year.
However, the team will end the contract if the Brazilian fails his target of taking the team into the top three.
The 53-year-old Brazilian was the first foreigner to coach the Vietnamese team in 1995 and again in 2004 but he was sacked after a poor performance in the Southeast Asian Football Championship in Viet Nam 2004.
VietNamNet/Viet Nam News
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