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National volleyball championship to begin in February
Volleyball
HÀ NỘI — The National Volleyball Championship returns in February with 20 teams competing for titles in both men’s and women’s tournaments.
At a draw held in Hà Nội on Monday, organisers said the tournament — the Đức Giang Chemicals Cup — will have two qualification rounds.
Ten teams in men’s and women’s categories will be divided into two groups in the first round. Group A (both men and women) will play at the Bắc Ninh Province Gymnasium from February 24 to March 5. Group B (both men and women) will compete from March 10-19 at the Hà Nội’s Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium.
In the second qualification, teams that finished first, third and fifth in Group A will meet those that finished second and fourth in Group B.
This group, Group C, will play from November 3-12 in Đắk Nông Province. The remaining teams will make up Group D, who will play in Gia Lai Province from November 2-17.
The four best teams of each group will advance to the finals, which will play between December 14-17 in Quảng Nam for the women’s competition, and in Khánh Hòa for the men’s teams from December 21-24.
The bottom teams will be relegated to the lower division next season.
The championship has prizes totalling VNĐ2.3 billion (US$92,500), and the champions will pocket VNĐ500 million.
The second and third-placed teams will receive VNĐ300 million and VNĐ200 million, respectively.
Organisers will also present awards for outstanding players.
Lê Trí Trường, general secretary of the Việt Nam Volleyball Federation, said this is the second season that clubs are allowed to hire foreign players for the tournament.
Each club can register two foreigners, though only one is allowed on the court at a time.
Trường said the national championship would be based on coaches picking their members for the national teams competing at the 32nd SEA Games next May in Cambodia.
Athletes are currently competing at the National Sports Games in Quảng Ninh.
Volleyball competition began yesterday at the provincial Sports Training Centre. It will finish on December 8, one day before the Games’ opening ceremony. VNS
Source: http://ovietnam.vn/sports/national-volleyball-championship-to-begin-in-february_339646.html
Karate
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.
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
Football
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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