Bronze medal

(Cinet)- Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son earned a bronze medal at an international open chess tournament that concluded in China on October 7. This was a positive result for Son as he was placed below only two rivals in the sub index. It is a highly-appreciated result for Truong Son because he is lower that two rivals in the sub index. On the meanwhile, Le Quang Liem, was not very successful in this competition, ranking only ninth with six points. Also, other grandmaster of Vietnam were ranked as follows: Hoang Thi Bao Tram (in 41st position), Pham Le Thao Nguyen (in 47th position) and Nguyen Thi Thanh An (in 75th position).   … [Read more...] about Truong Son wins bronze medal at Chinese int’l chess tourney

Cinet) – In the 2011 World Taekwondo Championship in Gyeongju, in South Korea, an athlete Le Huynh Chau (in HCM City) kept the only bronze medal for Vietnam Taekwondo in the men’s -63kg category. The 2011 World Taekwondo Championship in Gyeongju drew athletes and officials from a record 149 countries and territories on the entry basis. Vietnam Taekwondo consists of 3 boxers, namely Le Huynh Chau in the men’s -63 kg category, Dinh Quang Duc in the men’s-87 kg category and Ha Thi Nguyen in the women’s -73 kg category. In quarterfinals, Huynh Chau beated a boxer Ulugnuyan Cem from Turkey with 8- 7. In a semifinal, Le Huynh Chau lost Paul Michael Harvey and gained a bronze medal. The gold medal in the men’s -63 kg category belongs to Lee Dae Hoon from South Korea. Dinh Quang Duc in the men’s-87 category won Moraes from Brazil with 2-1 but lost Liebig Carlos from Chile with the point of 5-6. Ha Thi Nguyen overcame Vokey Jasmine from Canada … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins the bronze medal in 2011 World Taekwondo Champs

(Cinet)- Four Vietnamese artists was awarded a bronze medal at the International Circus Festival which wrapped up in Wuhan, China on November 6. The ‘Horizontal Bar’ performance by Vietnamese artists received high acclaim from Chinese audiences.Vietnamese artists also received a prize for ‘the most unique performance’.The International Circus Festival took place from November 1- 6 and brought together 40 circus troupes from 16 countries and territories including Russia, Mongolia, China, and Vietnam. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists win bronze medal at International Circus Festival

Vietnamese weightlifters returned home with two bronze medals from the World Junior Weightlifting Championship in Bulgaria. Nguyen Thi Thuy won her medal in the women's 53kg snatch event with a lift of 105kg while Nguyen Bach Chinh succeeded in the men's 56kg clean and jerk event with a result of 112kg. Viet Nam was represented by seven athletes at the tournament, two of whom will compete at the first Youth Olympics in Singapore in August. However, Thach Kim Tuan (men's 56kg) and Nguyen Thi Kim Hong (women's 48kg) failed to finish in the medals. Tuan finished in fifth place while Hong came in fourth. However, their efforts were appreciated by the coaching team who said it was a promising result for the 14 and 16 year old athletes competing in an event for U20 year-olds.   Source:  VNS … [Read more...] about Junior weightlifters pocket bronze medals in Bulgaria World Champs

The Vietnam Circus Federation has recently won a bronze medal at the eighth International Circus Festival held in Wuhan, China, from October 20-30.Vietnam has won the prize for its bear circus which was also selected as one of the ten items performed at the final gala.According to Director of the Vietnam Circus Federation Vu Ngoan Hop, though Vietnamese circus performance did not win a high prize it was warmly acclaimed by Chinese audiences.The International Circus Festival in China saw the 25 circus performances from 12 countries, including Russia, Hungary, the People Democratic Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Finland, Canada, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Sweden, US and five of China. Many of the participating items have won high prizes at the other festivals such as Circus Festival in Monaco, Monte Carlo and Russia. Therefore, director Hop held that performances were of high skill and art. This is also considered  a good chance for Vietnamese circus to learn experiences from international … [Read more...] about Vietnamese circus wins bronze medal in China

Van Ngoc Tu won a bronze medal at the World Cup Women's Judo tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday. Tu defeated Alexandra of Kazakhstan with a waza-ari (worth seven points) and two yuko (worth five points) in the 48kg category. The win was worth 40 international points, which will further her bid for a place in the London Olympics in 2012. It was the first time Viet Nam has won a medal in the World Cup. Ealier, her teammate Nguyen Thi Lan lost to Shiose Ayoko of Japan in the 57kg class.   Source: VNS   … [Read more...] about Tu bags World Cup judo bronze medal

(Cinet)- Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship in Guangzhou, China, to push himself up to No.5 in the world rankings.The 30-year-old lost 17-21, 15-21 to Olympic champion Dan Lin of China on August 10 in a 49 minute semi-final match. Lin went on to take the title as Malaysia rival Lee Chong Wei retired because of hurt. It is the first time Minh has reached a world championship semi-final and the bronze is both his and Vietnam’s best ever result. … [Read more...] about Tien Minh takes bronze medal at World Badminton Championship