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Vietnam athletics star to miss SEA Games 31

Vietnam athletics star to miss SEA Games 31

The athletics gold medal hope of Vietnam Le Tu Chinh will miss the upcoming SEA Games 31 in Vietnam due to an ongoing injury. Vietnam Athletics Federation confirmed that Chinh is still recovering from a meniscus injury she sustained in March. Chinh’s absence will affect the result of Vietnamese athletics …

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Fencers aim to win three SEA Games gold medals

  Vietnamese fencers are focussed and looking forward the 31st SEA Games in May. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đức Tuấn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s fencers are going for gold in a big way at the SEA Games, aiming for three top medals overall. In the past, fencing was one of the country’s …

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Liêm defeats World Cup champion in Oslo Esports Cup

Chess Lê Quang Liêm bags his second milestone win at Oslo Esports Cup 2022. Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm defeated Chess World Cup defending champion Jan Krzysztof Duda of Poland on Tuesday at the Oslo Esports Cup 2022, which is being held online.  After six matches, Liêm won 4-2. The duo …

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Vietnam boxing champ has WBO world belt revoked

Vietnam boxing champ has WBO world belt revoked

Boxing champ Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi was stripped of her WBO mini-flyweight world title for not competing in the past six months. Nhi claimed the WBO belt in October last year after beating Japanese boxer Etsuko Tada in the title fight. According to World Boxing Organization (WBO) regulations, a title …

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Vietnam GM edges out world champion at major chess tour

Vietnam GM edges out world champion at major chess tour

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem defeated defending world champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda after a tight Oslo Esports Cup match Tuesday. Liem played white in the first game and won after 36 complicated moves. He sacrificed his rook and bishop to remove Duda’s queen, forcing him to surrender. Duda had …

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Three bold predictions for SEA Games football

  Lý Công Hoàng Anh could end up being the star of the tournament for Việt Nam. Photo zingnews.vn Peter Cowan It’s hard to believe, but we’re less than two weeks from football at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games kicking off. Việt Nam’s male U23 side and three overage players will begin …

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Vietnam GM claims second win in major chess tour

Vietnam GM claims second win in major chess tour

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem only took three matches to defeat Canada’s Eric Hansen in the fourth round of Oslo Esports Cup Monday night. In the first game, Hansen played white and chose the Spanish opening to attack, while Liem defended well. The result is a draw after …

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Vietnamese cycling set eye on new record at SEA Games 31

Vietnamese cycling set eye on new record at SEA Games 31

In SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam next month, the national cyclists are determined to break the record they established 19 years ago. The previous record, set at SEA Games 22, 2003 was three gold medals in the individual, cross-country and downhill categories. In the most recent SEA Games event …

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