Army’s perfect performance wins national karatedo championship; Ha Noi run on November 22 to help fund programmes for sick children; Viet Nam only-Southeast Asian nation in gymnastics champs

With a perfect performance from Dao Thi Thoan, Asian Games defending champion Vu Thi Nguyet Anh, Southeast Asian gold medal winner Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, the Army athletes overcame the competition to bring home five gold, four silver and five bronze medals.

Vu Son Ha, head of the karatedo section of the National Sports Administration, said the event’s quality was very high, and the national athletes demonstrated their skills and fitness.

Ha Noi run on November 22 to help fund programmes for sick children

The Run for Children 2009 will take place on November 22 at Thien Quang Lake in Ha Noi.

All of the event’s proceeds will be used to fund programs for sick children from poor families at the Ha Noi Heart Hospital, the National Hospital of Paediatrics and Heart Beat Viet Nam.

The event is expected to attract both international and Vietnamese residents, companies, organisers and schools.

The Run for Children event has been in existence for nine years. In its first year, the event hosted more than 37,800 participants and generated more than VND2.2 billion (US$122,000).

Last year, the event attracted more than 7,000 participants and raised more than VND500 million ($28,000).

The event is co-organised by the Embassy of Canada, the Viet Nam-Canada Friendship Association and the Ha Noi Union of Friendship Organisations.

Viet Nam only-Southeast Asian nation in gymnastics champs

Viet Nam will be the only representative from the Southeast Asian region to take part in the World Gymnastics Championship, which is being held in London today, October 13.

The three-day event will attract 252 male and 154 female athletes.

The Viet Nam team includes five gymnasts, who competed at the Southeast Asian Gymnastics Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.

For Do Thi Ngan Thuong, this will be the second international tournament for her to compete in after being banned for one year. Thuong was suspended by the International Olympics Committee for testing positive for drugs at the Beijing Olympics last year.

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