To make preparations for national sports events in the coming time, athletes of Khanh Hoa Province are practicing hard...
To make preparations for national sports events in the coming time, athletes of Khanh Hoa Province are practicing hard.
Visiting a practice session at the beach volleyball center, we saw men and women of the provincial team practicing very hard. Dinh Quoc Dien, head coach of the provincial volleyball team, said, “We have started practicing right from the beginning of the year. All the athletes are engrossed in practice. With this energy, the team is expected to preserve its last season’s achievements which were men’s championship and women’s runner-up.” The team now focuses on maintaining the manners of main players such as Trong Quoc and Thanh Vinh and improving young players.
Nguyen Van Khanh, a young player said, “I’m practicing much and see my physical strength far better. I’m very eager for the coming tournament.”
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| Khanh Hoa beach volleyball team practicing very hard. |
Atmosphere of hard practice is also seen in the provincial marathon team. Hoang Thi Huyen Nga, the head coach, said, “Some young athletes did practice even in the lunar new year holiday. Every day, they start practice from 5 am to improve health for the coming Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon Championship.” In this event, the province’s team is always considered as a candidate for the championship. During 8 running years, the team has won the first prize and the athletes aims to preserve their title this time.
In 2012, Khanh Hoa Province won 68 gold medals, 87 silver ones and 133 bronze ones. With such high spirit of players, the province’s sports is expected to get more success in 2013 and strives to enter top 20 provinces and cities in the coming national sports festival. In 2013, Khanh Hoa will join 55 national events, getting 230 medals, including 56 golds, 72 silvers and 102 bronzes and train 364 athletes.
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