Vietnam defeated Indonesia 3-0 to become the champion of the 30th SEA Games men’s football in the Philippines on December 10. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Media in Asia have given words of praises to coach Park Hang-seo and his Vietnam U22s disciples after they defeated Indonesia 3-0 to become the champion of the 30th SEA Games men’s football in the Philippines on December 10. The Straits Times of Singapore highlighted the sixth time lucky for Vietnam as they finally win men's football gold medal. After losing five SEA Games football finals - 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 - Vietnam finally ended that unwanted record with a 3-0 win over Indonesia at Manila's Rizal Memorial Stadium on December 10, the paper said. The goals were scored by Doan Van Hau and Do Hung Dung. Besides, Vietnamese female footballers won their sixth gold medal in the regional biggest regional sports event, including this year with a 1-0 win over Thailand on December 8. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Sea Games 30: Asia media praise Vietnamese football’s historic win
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Sweat, blood and tears: stories Vietnamese SEA Games athletes tell
Only two months to practice Nguyen Thi Cam Nhi (C) gets emotional after winning of the arnis women's welterweight contest at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, December 1, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy. Nguyen Thi Cam Nhi defeated Cambodia's Bo Chanthy to win a gold medal in the arnis women's welterweight division on December 1, the first day of the 30th SEA Games. Her achievement was remarkable because she was a pencak silat martial artist and had never practiced arnis, a Filipino martial art, before. "I haven't competed in SEA Games before. I specialize in pencak silat (Indonesian martial art) and this was my first time competing in arnis," she said. The 22-year-old athlete won a silver medal in pencak silat tanding for women in the 65kg class at the Asian Games 2018, but could not compete at the SEA Games in the same discipline because her weight class was not included in this year's event. "As a martial artist, I have the advantage of physical strength when switching to … [Read more...] about Sweat, blood and tears: stories Vietnamese SEA Games athletes tell
Runner Oanh wins two golds at SEA Games, wrestlers dominate
Vietnamese runner Nguyễn Thị Oanh celebrates her gold medals on the penultimate day of the SEA Games in the Philippines yesterday. Photo webthethao.vn HÀ NỘI Vietnamese runner Nguyễn Thị Oanh took two gold medals on the penultimate day of the SEA Games in the Philippines yesterday. She opened the 10th day of the event with a gold in the women’s 5,000m with a time of 16:45.98. Oanh’s compatriot Phạm Thị Huệ took silver medal with a time of 16:52.35. While Joida Gadot Gagnao of the hosts Philippines won bronze medal with a time of 17.52.17. The northern province of Bắc Giang-native also triumphed in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase after clocking a time of 10:00.02. She also set a new SEA Games record. Oanh won a hat-trick of gold medal at this year’s Games. Earlier, she won gold in the women’s 1,500m. Standing just 1.53m tall and having survived kidney problems in the past, Oanh … [Read more...] about Runner Oanh wins two golds at SEA Games, wrestlers dominate
United legend channels his inner chi at pagoda
His old football team may have disappointed on the pitch this season, but former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs seems content with life as he visits a Buddhist monastery in Viet Nam. Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs visits SLNA FC Football legend Ryan Giggs meets Nghe An, Ha Tinh clubs, fans Giggs, who made 672 appearances for United, visited the Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam Province on Friday. While he was there he posed for photographs with the resident monks and praised the pagoda and the surrounding scenery. On Sunday, Tam Chuc host Viet Nam’s Vesak celebrations to mark the birthday of Buddha. Around 1,500 foreign Buddhist leaders, scholars and researchers from 105 countries and territories are expected to attend the festival which will be held in the province, 65km from Ha Noi. Viet Nam’s Party, State and VBS leaders and some 15,000-20,000 local and overseas Buddhist followers will also attend. The UN General Assembly on December 15, 1999 recognised the … [Read more...] about United legend channels his inner chi at pagoda
Tran Nhan Tong, the King and the Buddha of the Vietnamese
The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations has become an opportunity to rejoice Buddha's birth in Vietnam, where Buddhist followers number in the millions. Buddhist King Trần Nhân Tông ceded the Emperor's crown to reside on a secluded mountaintop to live the simple agrarian life of a monk. Photo courtesy of VOV In his opening remarks at the 2008 UN International Vesak Day in Hà Nội, then President Nguyễn Minh Triết noted: “Việt Nam is a multi-religion country in which Buddhism arrived quite early in history, some 2,000 years ago. Since its very first days in this country, Buddhism with its philosophy on the four immeasurables of loving -kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity - has been well received and has accompanied this nation in the spirit of joining the earthly life, combining the religion and the material life for man's happiness and peace. “Throughout history, Vietnamese people and the nation have seen the … [Read more...] about Tran Nhan Tong, the King and the Buddha of the Vietnamese
