Vietnam aims for 10 tickets to Youth Olympic Games 2018

ABO/NDO – Vietnam is striving to earn10 tickets to the Youth Olympic Games 2018, said the General Department of Physical Training and Sports on May 2.

Taekwondo artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan is among Vietnam's five Youth Olympics ticket holders at present.

Vietnam has thus far claimed five tickets to the event, according to the department.

The female weightlifting team was awarded one slot to compete in the upcoming Youth Olympic Games as they ranked 14th at the world junior weightlifting championship last April.

Other ticket holders include Do Hong Ngoc, who won silver in the world junior boxing championship in India and taekwondo martial artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan.

Gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong (5th in the top eight Asian female athletes) and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (4th among the eight leading Asian male athletes) have also won a ticket each to the tournament.

Badminton players Nguyen Hai Dang (31st place globally in the young players’ ranking) and Vu Thi Anh Thu (39th place), who are among the world’s 50 best young badminton players, are being considered for participation at the Games.

Vietnam’s sports teams are striving to bag five additional tickets to the tournament. In the near future, the track-and-field, swimming, badminton, fencing, bowing and wrestling athletes will be the hopes for Vietnam to achieve the target.

(Source: NDO)