The Sports Authority of Việt Nam has chosen the region's top swimmer to take the honour as he was one of the best athletes of Việt Nam in 2022, winning three golds and one silver at the 32nd SEA Games in May in Cambodia.
In qualification, Vinh took 579 points and advanced to the top-eight final where she shot 175.6 points for the fifth place.
Regular readers of this column, and I’m aware of at least four, maybe five, won’t be shocked to learn I’m not exactly what you call patriotic when it comes to football.
The match was held on Tuesday night (August 16) at Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium.
Defending champions Việt Nam are confident at the regional championship although most of the team members are juniors.
Four Vietnamese fighters will compete at the first Asian Mix Martial Arts (MMA) Championship in Thailand from August 18-20.
Nine golfers, under coach Bạch Cường Khang, will take part in the 60th Putra Cup for men, 12th Santi Cup for women, 13th Lion City Cup for the male juniors and seventh Kartini Cup for under-16 female golfers.
Competing at two courses, Mountain View and Lakeside, golfers will vie for main prizes for the overall champion and group winners, along with awards to those who make the longest drive, are nearest the pin, or shoot a hole-in-one.
The team's medal hopes rest on Hoàng, who previously won a silver medal in the men's 1,500m and a bronze medal in the men's 800m freestyle at the ASIAD 2018. He is expected to aim for a higher podium finish in this year's event.
The sight of the Vietnamese flag being raised and the national anthem being played at the World Cup filled the nation with pride and deep emotions.
In this year's National Cup, Thanh Hóa enjoyed a fortunate path so far, skipping the qualifying round and automatically entering the round of 16.
The tournament, held in Prague, Czech Republic last week, brought together 429 of the world's best artistic footballers.
The final game on August 27 will ultimately determine the championship. Hà Nội Police have a two-point lead over Hà Nội, giving them control over their destiny.
This was an unexpected result as the Warriors were the favoured team before the match.
The national championship features six teams. They will compete in a two-leg round robin format. The first leg is from August 13-27 and the second from August 30-September 13.
Phạm Văn Nam keeps LION Championship belt after beating challenger Đinh Văn Hương in a thrilling night of MMA on August 12 in Hà Nội.
Currently, more than 900 athletes from 21 countries and territories have registered to take part in the event with five categories available.
Thailand are currently world No 15 and consecutive 14-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions. They also won the first leg last week in Vĩnh Phúc Province of Việt Nam.
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