Fencer Vu Thanh An is one of the hundreds of athletes to receive
COVID-19 vaccinations in preparation for their Olympic qualifiers (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The first
Vietnamese athletes have received the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccinations in Hanoi, ahead of this year s various
international tournaments.
On the first day of the
inoculation programme for athletes, wrestlers,
taekwondo and judo martial artists and their coaches received the shots.
Next are the fencing, boxing, swimming, gymnastics and weightlifting teams that
will compete for Olympics slots in the coming months.
Coach Park Hang-seo and his national football team will also vaccines ahead
Gymnasts target Olympic slots, SEA Games titles 16:52 | 08/01/2021
Vietnamese athletes are working hard to secure a second slot in gymnastics at the coming Olympics in Tokyo this year.
Dinh Phuong Thanh is expected to take second gymnastic slot for Vietnam at the coming Tokyo Olympics. (Photo: zing.vn)
Hanoi - Vietnamese athletes are working hard to secure a second slot in gymnastics at the coming Olympics in Tokyo this year.
Le Thanh Tung qualified last October and multi-time SEA Games champion Dinh Phuong Thanh has been tipped to win the second spot.
In 2021, if the COVID-19 pandemic is well under control, there will be various competitions held, including the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Qatar in March, the Asian Championship in Japan in May and the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Bulgaria in May.