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Disabled weightlifter claims world championship silver, qualifies for Paralympics 2024

Disabled weightlifter claims world championship silver, qualifies for Paralympics 2024

Le Van Cong has won a silver medal at World Para Powerlifting Championships 2021 and qualified for Paralympics Paris 2024.
Vietnamese weightlifter hoists silver at Tokyo Paralympics

Vietnamese weightlifter hoists silver at Tokyo Paralympics

Le Van Cong nearly scored Paralympic gold in the men's 49 kg weightlifting event Thursday.
August 26, 2021 | 12:17 am PT
A look back at Vietnam’s Olympic journey

A look back at Vietnam’s Olympic journey

From upset, disappointment to rare positive sparks, here are nine highlights of Vietnam’s Tokyo Olympics performance.
August 4, 2021 | 01:11 am PT
Weightlifting coach apologizes for Olympics blank in Tokyo

Weightlifting coach apologizes for Olympics blank in Tokyo

Coach Luu Van Thang apologized to fans after weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen failed to come into reckoning for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
July 28, 2021 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnamese weightlifter fails to hoist Olympic medal

Vietnamese weightlifter fails to hoist Olympic medal

Hoang Thi Duyen couldn’t bring a medal home in the women’s 59 kilogram Olympic weightlifting catergory Tuesday.
July 27, 2021 | 02:08 am PT
Reasons behind Vietnamese weightlifter's Olympic failure

Reasons behind Vietnamese weightlifter's Olympic failure

Thach Kim Tuan was Vietnam’s biggest hope for an Olympic medal this year but suffered a disappointing performance due to a weak mentality and lack of training.
July 26, 2021 | 03:11 am PT
Vietnamese weightlifter fails to register total at Tokyo Olympics

Vietnamese weightlifter fails to register total at Tokyo Olympics

Thach Kim Tuan failed to lift the barbell in the clean and jerk category in the men's 61kg weightlifting event of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
July 25, 2021 | 03:30 am PT
Vietnamese weightlifters set the bar for Olympic medals

Vietnamese weightlifters set the bar for Olympic medals

Weightlifting is Vietnam's biggest Olympic hope this year, with Thach Kim Tuan and Hoang Thi Duyen going all out for medals.
July 21, 2021 | 04:04 pm PT
Vietnam loses one Olympic slot due to doping ban

Vietnam loses one Olympic slot due to doping ban

A Vietnamese female weightlifter will have to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics because of an International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) doping ban.
July 6, 2021 | 04:00 am PT
Vietnam gets on medals board at Asian weightlifting tournament

Vietnam gets on medals board at Asian weightlifting tournament

Hoang Thi Duyen won Vietnam's only medal, a bronze, at the ongoing Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.
April 19, 2021 | 08:08 pm PT
Vietnam set to miss Olympics qualification target

Vietnam set to miss Olympics qualification target

The goal of having 20 Vietnamese athletes qualify for the Olympics might not be met for various reasons, mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
March 22, 2021 | 08:15 pm PT
The truncated year that was in Vietnamese sports

The truncated year that was in Vietnamese sports

In the year of the great pandemic, the Vietnamese sports scene saw many ups and downs.
December 26, 2020 | 04:38 pm PT
Vietnam's Toan gets Olympic bronze as Azerbaijani lifter sanctioned for doping

Vietnam's Toan gets Olympic bronze as Azerbaijani lifter sanctioned for doping

Weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has been awarded the 2012 Olympic bronze medal after the Azerbaijani bronze medalist was stripped of it for a doping offense.
November 26, 2020 | 11:45 pm PT
Vietnam weightlifting faces potential Olympic ban for doping scandal

Vietnam weightlifting faces potential Olympic ban for doping scandal

Vietnam could be barred from the Tokyo 2021 Olympics's weighlifting after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) charged two more of its weightlifters for doping violations.
November 23, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
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