Nguyen Doan Quynh Nam won the silver medal in the floor exercise category, and Vietnamese-American Nguyen Tienna Katelyn grabbed a bronze in the balance beam challenge. They are both 17 years old.

An athlete competes at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge 2019 in Mersin, Turkey.

The two medals helped Vietnam finish fourth out of six countries in the tournament. Hosts Turkey lead the tournament with two gold and one silver medal.

Nam and Katelyn were sent to Turkey to gain experience as part of preparations for the SEA Games 30 in November. They are gymnastic gold medal hopefuls for Vietnam at the upcoming tournament in the Philippines.

Tienna Katelyn has completed all the procedures to get Vietnamese citizenship and is now eligible to represent the country in international tournaments.

The 2019 Artistic Gymnastic World Challenge Cup takes place from August 27-September 9 in Mersin, Turkey. It is organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in their series of official gymnastics competitions that serve as opportunities for gymnasts to earn points towards Olympic qualification.

17 athletes in Bac Giang province summoned to national teams

(BGO) – To date, 17 athletes in Bac Giang province have been summoned to different teams and national youth sports teams, 7 athletes to badminton, 2 to chess, track and field and wushu respectively, 1 to  wrestling, judo, boxing and shuttlecock kicking teams.

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh takes great effort to secure crown at Sea Games 30

(BGO) – The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) will officially start at the end of November 2014 in the Philippines. Since nearly four months prior to the regional sports festival, the Bac Giang born athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh has spent utmost effort on  securing the gold medals that she gained two years ago. 

Over 130 athletes compete at 2019 national shooting tourney

More than 130 athletes of 10 teams across the country are competing at the 2019 national excellent shooter tournament, which kicked off in Hanoi on July 22.

Junior athletes to compete for national titles

Nearly 1,000 athletes will compete at the National Junior Taekwondo Championship-CJ 2019 in Lao Cai province.

Bac Giang athletes win gold at National Youth Badminton Tournament

(BGO) – The National Youth Badminton Tournament 2019 was organized in Dak Lak province from June 9-16, luring nearly 140 youth players from 21 provinces, cities and sectors across the nation.

Source: VnExpress