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Nguyen Hoang Thien serves during a match against SEA Games champ Filipino Cecil Mamiit in Indonesia on Thursday. Photo by Kha Hoa. Hoang Thien put up a good fight against defending champion Cecil Mamiit in the first round of the men’s singles tennis tournament at the South East Asian Games in Indonesia Thursday....

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  Gymnast Do Thi Ngan Thuong on the way to winning the gold medal in the balance beam Monday at the SEA Games in Indonesia Vietnam won 11 out of the 15 gold medals in gymnastics at the ongoing South East Asian Games in Indonesia, and could possibly have swept the board but for the absence...

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Future SEA Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events, Rita Subowo said Future Southeast Asian Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events if the region’s athletes are to compete at a higher level, Indonesia’s organizing body said Tuesday. Rita Subowo,...

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The Southeast Asian Sports Council has added Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) to the next Southeast Asian Games. VietNamNet Bridge – The Southeast Asian Sports Council has added Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) to the next Southeast Asian Games.   Int’l Vovinam Federation launched Female Vovinam master...

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2009 is a special year for the sport sector. Vietnam played a very successful role as the host of AIG 3 and made a deep impression at the 25th SEA Games. National Women’s Football Team continue to dominate Southeast Asia.Among the tops in Southeast AsiaBefore the 25th SEA Games, Vietnam only set a target for itself as having occupied...

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VnnNews – While some athletes achieved good records in 2009 and received big bonus from the state and local governments, most returned home for Tet holidays empty handed. Boxers still practised at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace, Hanoi several days before Tet holiday. Football players are said to have the highest Tet bonuses. Dao Thi...

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Ten days after the 25th Southeast Asian Games, the board that annually selects outstanding coaches and athletes has chosen its nominees.   Runner Vu Thi Huong  This year Vietnam was very successful in two big events, the Asian Indoor Games and the SEA Games, so the board decided to vote 15 outstanding athletes instead of 10 and also...

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The General Secretary of the Vietnam Olympic Committee told Tuoi Tre that it is not true that the Southeast Asian Games will be held every four years as some local newspapers reported recently. VnnNews – The General Secretary of the Vietnam Olympic Committee Hoang Vinh Giang on December 26 told Tuoi Tre that it is not true that the Southeast...

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Exceeding the goal for the number of gold medals represents a major success for Vietnam at the SEA Games 25 – but how did the games perform overall? Thanh Tra won a gold medal for springboard at the SEA Games 2009.< /> And do Vietnam’s achievement really live up to the hype when compared to international criteria?  At...

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After competing successfully in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, Vietnamese judokas will compete in the continental 16th Asian Games in China. Vietnamese judokas Van Ngoc Tu (upper) deals a blow to beat a Lao athlete in the women’s 48kg class final of the Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane last week. Tu won the gold medal. VnnNews...

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