Nguyen Thi That, the ‘golden girl’ of Vietnam’s road cycling team, has set her eyes on a gold medal at the upcoming 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in August, after having dominated regional competitions in recent years. That started off 2018 with a historic gold medal at the 2018 Asian Cycling Championships in Myanmar in February, finishing 106 kilometers in under three hours and 12 minutes. The feat brought her Vietnam’s first-ever gold medal in women’s road cycling at Asian levels, but That said she still lacked a gold medal at the Asian Games to perfect her collection. “I will be in Switzerland in March for an intensive training course to prepare for the upcoming 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia,” she said. Nguyen Thi That launched her international career into the spotlight in 2014 at the age of 21 when she won a silver medal at the 17th Asian Games in South Korea. Following long-term training programs in South Korea and Switzerland offered by the International Cycling Union (UCI), That rose to the top of her game in Southeast Asia, winning two gold medals at the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia. Good coordination as a team is key to winning in road cycling events, but That’s powerful individual sprints that she could pull off even without the help from teammates was what made her stand out among other Asian female cyclists. A renowned cycling team from Italy has extended an invitation for That to race in their uniform, but… [Read full story]
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set the goal to win at least three gold medals at the 18th Asian Games this year. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien Deputy Director of the General Department of Sports Tran Duc Phan said that Vietnam had had many achievements in 2017. The U20 national football team qualified for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup for the first time and Vietnam ranked third in the medal tally at the Southeast Asian Games. Various athletes gained gold medals at Asia and international competitions."Some of the highlights…... [read more]
Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama announced on January 7 his approval of the construction of an 11 hectare athletic village in the Kemayoran sub district of Jakarta, as part of the preparation for the 2018 Asian Games. The village, with a 1.2 billion rupiah price tag (over 10 million USD), is scheduled to be completed in 2017. It will connect with the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the center of Jakarta, Old Town, Ancol beach, and other outlying cities including Bogor and Bekasi. Earlier, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), came to Indonesia to inspect the…... [read more]
Viet Nam win second gold at Asian Games (06-08-2009) HA NOI — Viet Nam bagged a second gold at the Asian Martial Arts Games in Thailand with a win in wushu&kungfu, a demonstration sport. Yesterday's win went to Nguyen Huy Thanh, Tran Duc Trong and Tran Xuan Hiep in the men's duilian bare hand combat after they impressively beat the India team of Huidrom Dewan Singh, Namdeibam Roshan Singh and Sagolsem Somorjit. The Sri Lankan team was third. The win lifted Viet Nam to eighth on the overall ranking with two silvers and four bronze alongside the golds. Taekwondo artist…... [read more]
Indonesia is on track to host next year's Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Monday, easing fears the country may not be ready for the tournament. Indonesian wokers work at the athletics venue in the Senayan sport complex in Jakarta on Oct. 12, 2017. Jakarta and Palembang will host the 2018 Asian Games on August 18 to Sept. 2. With under a year until the opening ceremony, Indonesia is racing to renovate stadiums and secure major sponsors for the event, which is larger than the Olympics both in terms of the number of sports and competitors.The cities…... [read more]
Indonesia on Friday launched the one-year countdown to hosting the 2018 Asian Games with fireworks and a traditional dance as it sought to display to the region it was up to hosting the tournament.Thousands of people packed around the national monument, or Monas, in central Jakarta to watch a light show and performances by musicians and entertainers.President Joko Widodo shot a bow and arrow to set off laser lights and two digital clocks that will count down to the opening ceremony in exactly one year.Jakarta and Palembang, on the island of Sumatra, will host around 10,000 athletes from 45 countries,…... [read more]
