PANO – Top Vietnamese badminton players Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang won the title of champion at the Maurice’s Pools and Spas Waikato International 2016, held in New Zealand.

Player Tien Minh (Source: vnexpress)
Accordingly, in the final round in March, Tien Minh beat Shih Kuei (Taiwan, China), with a 2-1 score, while Vu Thi Trang won by 2-0 against the world’s No. 81 player, Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (Australia). The two Vietnamese players will continue to participate in the New Zealand Badminton Open 2016, scheduled on March 22nd. The tournament is part of the Grand Prix Gold system of the Badminton World Federation, with a prize of US$ 120,000.

* The same day, Vietnamese track and field athlete Nguyen Thanh Ngung earned a berth at the 2016 Rio Olympics after finishing first in the 20km event, with a time of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 29 seconds (beating the Olympics standard of 1 hour and 24 minutes) at the Asian Race Walking Championships (AEWC) in Nomi, Japan. Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, Thanh Ngung’s sister, could not complete her race because of violating regulations and suffering a relapse. However, she still has a chance to take part in the next race of AEWC in Singapore on April 28th, if she is in good form.

Translated by Hong Thanh