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Hanoi student wins new basketball hoops for school from story-telling contest

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Two years after his previous failure in the Dream Hoop contest, Dao Ba Luong returned with an emotional story and won two new basketball hoops for Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. 

The Dream Hoop contest was organized by the Hanoi Buffaloes basketball club and was themed ‘Tell Good Stories – Win New Baskets.’

Ba Luong’s story was about his journey with basketball since he just enrolled in high school and the physical difficulties he faced when pursuing this sport.

Representatives of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District receive new basketball hoops from the Hanoi Buffaloes. Photo: VBA

Representatives of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi receive new basketball hoops from the Hanoi Buffaloes. Photo: VBA

Ba Luong said that he signed up for his high school’s basketball club over his passion for sports, the sense of newness of basketball, and his interest in it.

“Day by day, my passion for the orange balls increased,” Luong said. 

“That enthusiasm, that passion has never stopped. 

Members of the basketball club at Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. Photo: VBA

Members of the basketball club at Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. Photo: VBA

“However, the pair of basketball hoops at my school have been around for a long time, experiencing rain and sunlight, so they started to degrade. 

“At first, deterioration started in small details like a few screws, then gradually spread to the backboard, the hoop, and many others.

“With the club’s meager budget, we couldn’t purchase new basketball hoops, but only buy screws, get the basket weld, and repair anything that we could.”

Students of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi receive presents from the Hanoi Buffaloes. Photo: VBA

Students of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi receive presents from the Hanoi Buffaloes. Photo: VBA

The story of the difficulties that Ba Luong and the basketball-loving students at Nguyen Du High School faced received more than 12,000 interactions on social media. 

This is the mark that helped Ba Luong surpass hundreds of other contestants to win new basketball hoops for his school.

Ba Luong also shared that he had participated in the Dream Hoop 2020 organized by the Hanoi Buffaloes and sponsors, but had not been successful. 

Defender Nguyen Viet Hoang (L), who recently won the VBA 2022 runner-up title with the Hanoi Buffaloes, plays a friendly game with students of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. Photo: VBA

Defender Nguyen Viet Hoang (L), who recently won the VBA 2022 runner-up title with the Hanoi Buffaloes, plays a friendly game with students of Nguyen Du High School in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. Photo: VBA

That year, new basketball hoops went to Huu Nghi 80 High School in Son Tay Town, Hanoi.

Besides the basketball hoop-giving contest, the Hanoi Buffaloes also offered scholarships for students in math and computing majors at Nguyen Du High School. 

Defender Nguyen Viet Hoang, who recently won the VBA 2022 runner-up title with the Hanoi Buffaloes, also participated in organizing games and playing friendly matches with the students who are passionate about basketball.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/sports/20221122/hanoi-student-wins-new-basketball-hoops-for-school-from-storytelling-contest/70130.html

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Vietnamese karate teams dominate regional championships

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Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm of Việt Nam (left) competes in the final of the Southeast Asian Karate Championship’s women’s 55kg category. Tâm won two golds. Photo of Karate Journal

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam topped the Southeast Asian Karate Championships, which closed in the Philippines on March 19.

Vietnamese athletes secured 23 gold medals from tournaments for both seniors and juniors during seven days of competition in Manila.

Among the winners were Asian champion Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm and the men’s and women’s kumite (combat) teams.

Tâm secured a double title after beating Chokprasertgul Sirigamolnate of Thailand in the in the women’s U21 55kg class and Montalvo Jenelle of the Philippines in the senior pool.

Men’s kata team of Việt Nam perform at the Southeast Asian Karate Championships which closes in Manila on March 19. Photo of Karate Journal

Meanwhile, the women’s kumite took both gold and silver in a all-Việt Nam final. The men’s squad beat Malaysia in the final for the last gold of the championship.

Việt Nam also grabbed 20 silvers and 22 bronzes.

Thailand finished second with eight golds, 10 silvers and 18 bronzes. Indonesia was third with eight golds, five silvers and 11 bronzes.

The regional tournament lured more than 280 athletes from 10 countries, competing in both kata (performance) and kumite disciplines. Việt Nam sent 73 martial arts to the Manila event, which was considered their last warm-up for the 32th SEA Games in May in Cambodia.

At the previous Games, Việt Nam topped the podium with seven titles. VNS

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/sports/vietnamese-karate-teams-dominate-regional-championships_342602.html

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Hà Tĩnh beats reigning champions, enters U17 championship final

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Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh beat reigning champion PFV to advance to the National U17 Football Championship on March 19. Photo of baohatinh.vn

HƯNG YÊN — Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh made the biggest bang of the National U17 Football Championship, eliminating defending champion PVF on March 19 after a penalty shootout in the semi-finals.

Hà Tĩnh set up their dream final with Viettel, which will be on March 21 in Hưng Yên Province.

The dark horse continued its amazing journey with a 1-1 draw after 90 official minutes, forcing the two sides to the decisive spot kicks.

While only one shot from Hà Tĩnh was denied, PVF’s players made two off-target kicks, leading to a 4-3 victory for Hà Tĩnh, who were pushed into the tournament after Bình Dương withdrew.

It was Hà Tĩnh’s second win from penalties. Earlier, they won with the same score against Huế in the quarter-finals.

In the first semis, Viettel beat Sông Lam Nghệ An with an only goal by Đặng Thanh Bình in the 34th minute. 

Nghệ An had a chance to level the score at the 85th mark but Trọng Sơn could not pass goalkeeper Anh Chiến of Viettel.

Nghệ An’s consecutive attempts in the last minutes were not converted into a goal. They then accepted the third-place finish at the tournament, which is known as Thái Sơn Nam Cup.

The final on March 21 will be aired live on ON Sport channel and VFF’s YouTube channel from 3pm. VNS

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/sports/ha-tinh-beats-reigning-champions-enters-u17-championship-final_342596.html

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Vietnamese boxer enters world championship final

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Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam made history as the first Vietnamese boxer to fight in a world final after winning 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in India on Thursday.

Tam faced French opponent Lkhadiri Wassila, who has won the French championship seven times, as well as earned two bronze medals in Europe, in Thursday’s 50kg semifinal.

Tam won the first round with a flurry of straight punches and hooks from both left and right.

She lost the second round when Wassila adapted to her attacks.

Tam kept her distance in the final round in order to avoid attacks from Wassila. 

She effectively threw three punches and three hooks from the right arm at the end of the round, convincing four of the five coaches to name her the winner.

The victory has made Tam the first-ever Vietnamese boxer to advance to a world final.

The best achievement of Vietnamese boxing in the world arena was when female boxer Nguyen Thi Huong took home the bronze medal in the 81kg weight class at the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championship.

In the final, which will take place at 7:30 pm on Sunday (Vietnam time), Tam will fight Zareen Nikhat of India, who won the championship in the 52kg category last year.

The 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship is taking place in New Delhi, India from March 15 to 26.

The cash prize for the winner of a gold, silver, and bronze medal is US$100,000, $50,000, and $25,000, respectively.

Vietnam’s Tam has guaranteed herself at least a silver medal.

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Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam made history as the first Vietnamese boxer to fight in a world final after winning 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in India on Thursday.

Tam faced French opponent Lkhadiri Wassila, who has won the French championship seven times, as well as earned two bronze medals in Europe, in Thursday’s 50kg semifinal.

Tam won the first round with a flurry of straight punches and hooks from both left and right.

She lost the second round when Wassila adapted to her attacks.

Tam kept her distance in the final round in order to avoid attacks from Wassila. 

She effectively threw three punches and three hooks from the right arm at the end of the round, convincing four of the five coaches to name her the winner.

The victory has made Tam the first-ever Vietnamese boxer to advance to a world final.

The best achievement of Vietnamese boxing in the world arena was when female boxer Nguyen Thi Huong took home the bronze medal in the 81kg weight class at the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championship.

In the final, which will take place at 7:30 pm on Sunday (Vietnam time), Tam will fight Zareen Nikhat of India, who won the championship in the 52kg category last year.

The 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship is taking place in New Delhi, India from March 15 to 26.

The cash prize for the winner of a gold, silver, and bronze medal is US$100,000, $50,000, and $25,000, respectively.

Vietnam’s Tam has guaranteed herself at least a silver medal.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/sports/20230324/vietnamese-boxer-enters-world-championship-final/72242.html

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