Vietnamese cyclists left for Singapore on June 8 with the aim of winning two gold medals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games.
Itwill not be an easy task for the team, but they would try their best tobring home gold medals, according to coach Nguyen Huy Hung.
Vietnam will send eight cyclists to compete in the women's and men's individual time trial, and road race.
Trinh Duc Tam, Mai Nguyen Hung and Nguyen Thi That are candidates for gold medals in the road race and time trial events.
Atthe 2013 Games in Myanmar, Tam, alongside Le Van Duan, Nguyen Thanh Tamand Hung, came in first for the team time trial category and fourth forthe team road race.
Subsequently, he won a silver medal atthe 2013 Asian Cycling Championships in India. In 2014, the 22-year-oldcyclist was crowned the leading cyclist in Vietnam, after his goldmedal finish at the national championships.
The Vietnameseteam also participated in the 2015 Asian Cycling Championship held inThailand, where Tam was the fastest Vietnamese cyclist in thecompetition.
The 27-year-old Hung won a silver in the men'sroad race at the Myanmar Games. He will have to beat 50 rivals in hiscategory this year to upgrade his medal.
Vietnam's othergold medal hope, Nguyen Thi That, won a bronze medal in the women'scross country at the Games two years ago, and a silver medal in the roadrace at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea lastyear.
"That is the most experienced female cyclist inVietnam at present. She is in good shape and is one of Vietnam's medalhopes in Singapore," said women's coach Ngo Quoc Tien.
"Vietnam'skey rivals will be Singapore and Thailand, who have prepared carefullyfor the Games. Thailand's Jutalip Maneephan beat That at the Asian Gameslast year, while Singapore have the advantage of being the hosts," Tienadded.
In preparation for the Games, the team trained athome and abroad for the HCM City Television Cup Cycling Tournament inApril and an Asian event in February.
"Our Vietnameseathletes gained good physical strength at the events. They can alsoadapt themselves to different types of climate so they can maintaintheir fitness," said Hung.
All cycling events will takeplace along the picturesque Marina Bay South waterfront on June 11-15,with free admission for the public.-VNA
Itwill not be an easy task for the team, but they would try their best tobring home gold medals, according to coach Nguyen Huy Hung.
Vietnam will send eight cyclists to compete in the women's and men's individual time trial, and road race.
Trinh Duc Tam, Mai Nguyen Hung and Nguyen Thi That are candidates for gold medals in the road race and time trial events.
Atthe 2013 Games in Myanmar, Tam, alongside Le Van Duan, Nguyen Thanh Tamand Hung, came in first for the team time trial category and fourth forthe team road race.
Subsequently, he won a silver medal atthe 2013 Asian Cycling Championships in India. In 2014, the 22-year-oldcyclist was crowned the leading cyclist in Vietnam, after his goldmedal finish at the national championships.
The Vietnameseteam also participated in the 2015 Asian Cycling Championship held inThailand, where Tam was the fastest Vietnamese cyclist in thecompetition.
The 27-year-old Hung won a silver in the men'sroad race at the Myanmar Games. He will have to beat 50 rivals in hiscategory this year to upgrade his medal.
Vietnam's othergold medal hope, Nguyen Thi That, won a bronze medal in the women'scross country at the Games two years ago, and a silver medal in the roadrace at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea lastyear.
"That is the most experienced female cyclist inVietnam at present. She is in good shape and is one of Vietnam's medalhopes in Singapore," said women's coach Ngo Quoc Tien.
"Vietnam'skey rivals will be Singapore and Thailand, who have prepared carefullyfor the Games. Thailand's Jutalip Maneephan beat That at the Asian Gameslast year, while Singapore have the advantage of being the hosts," Tienadded.
In preparation for the Games, the team trained athome and abroad for the HCM City Television Cup Cycling Tournament inApril and an Asian event in February.
"Our Vietnameseathletes gained good physical strength at the events. They can alsoadapt themselves to different types of climate so they can maintaintheir fitness," said Hung.
All cycling events will takeplace along the picturesque Marina Bay South waterfront on June 11-15,with free admission for the public.-VNA
