At present, athletes with high chances to win tickets to the Games include weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Hoang Thi Duyen.

Swimmer Vu Huy Hoang, the first Vietnamese athlete to book his participation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

At the 2020 Weightlifting World Cup in Rome last month, Tuan earned three golds in the men’s 61kg, thus strengthening his position among Asia’s top eight and his bid for an Olympic berth. Meanwhile, Duyen won three golds in the women’s 59kg.

Until June, Vietnamese athletes will compete at international tournaments to earn ranking points in the hope for qualification for the Games, particularly those in women’s football, athletics, shooting, taekwondo and karatedo.

In 2019, four Vietnamese successfully booked their participation at the Tokyo Olympic Games, including swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, gymnast Le Thanh Tung and archers Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu.

As many as 23 Vietnamese athletes competed at the previous Olympic Games in Brazil, in which marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh brought home one gold and one silver.

Vietnamese wrestlers target Tokyo Olympics spots

Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi, India, from February 18-23.

Vietnamese women’s team depart for round three of 2020 Olympic qualifiers

After more than a month of domestic training, the Vietnamese women’s football team headed to Jeju, Republic of Korea, on January 30 to participate in the third qualification round for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Weightlifters on way to berths at Tokyo Olympic Games

Vietnam’s weightlifters bagged 10 gold medals on the two competition days of the recent 2020 Weightlifting World Cup in Rome, signalling a good start for the sport in the year, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.

Vietnam confident towards securing a place in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

After concluding 2019 with two championship titles (AFF Cup and SEA Games), the entire Vietnamese squad are now in a confident mood heading into round three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asian qualifiers, says captain Huynh Nhu of the women’s national football team.

Vietnamese badminton star aims to compete at Olympics for fourth time

Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh is targeting a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, hoping to make it his fourth appearance at the games.

Source: VNA