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| The Vietnamese team reached Japan for the competition. |
The Vietnamese swimming team currently has 11 qualified athletes to participate in the tournament, including Nguyen Huy Hoang, Pham Thanh Bao, Tran Hung Nguyen, Hoang Quy Phuoc, Nguyen Huu Kim Son, Nguyen Quang Thuan, Mai Tran Tuan Anh, Ho Nguyen Duy Khoa, Do Ngoc Vinh, Luong Jeremie Loic Nino, and Vo Thi My Tien.
However, Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang will not be attending the event as he is in specialized training in Hungary to prepare for ASIAD 19 in Hangzhou (China) in September of this year.
All the athletes have met the criteria to qualify for the World Championships in Japan according to the regulations of the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
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| Swimmer Nguyen Quang Thuan. |
The tournament is considered a significant test for young talented swimmers such as Nguyen Quang Thuan, Mai Tran Tuan Anh, Ho Nguyen Duy Khoa, Do Ngoc Vinh, Luong Jeremie Loic Nino, along with familiar names like Pham Thanh Bao, Tran Hung Nguyen, Hoang Quy Phuoc, and Kim Son.
The World Aquatics Championships, the 20th edition of its kind, is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan from July 14 to 30.
A total of 75 medal events will be held across six disciplines. The program returns to the traditional schedule with artistic swimming, diving, open water swimming, and water polo all competing in the first week while swimming and high diving get underway the following week.
ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 to be held
NDO – The ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 will take place at the National Convention Centre, My Dinh, Hanoi, on July 28, with the participation of Vietnamese singers Noo Phuoc Thinh, Dong Nhi and Trong Hieu, as well as many international artistes.
Vietnam, Japan honour traditional silk, brocade weaving
NDO/VNA – An exchange event introducing the woven silk and brocade products of Vietnam and Japan opened in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on August 18, as part of the 16th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange.
Da Nang to boost tourism in Japan
The tourism promotion centre of Da Nang has inked an agreement on tourism promotion in Japan with Sunrise Group Asia (Sunrise Da Nang) company, looking to expand to new tourism markets in the future.
Vietnamese community in Japan, France welcomes Lunar New Year
NDO – Overseas Vietnamese community in Japan and France have held a number of activities and ceremonies to welcome the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
Vietnam among five Japanese tourists’ favourite destinations
NDO – Vietnam is one of the five favorite tourist destinations of Japanese tourists in the summer of 2019, according to the survey published by the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) in early July 2019.
