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The 12-member Vietnamese shuttlecock team will compete at the sixth World Shuttlecock Championships in Zhongshan, China, from July 9-14.

They will play in seven events with a goal of winning a minimum of five gold medals to defend their first place finish at the last tournament.

The team, coached by Nguyen Xuan Hanh, head of the shuttlecock division of the National Sports Administration, has been training for the event for the last several months.

Source: VNA