HCM City to host Asian Junior Athletics event

HCM City to host Asian Junior Athletics event

Racing form: Vietnamese sprinter Lê Tú Chinh (middle) will take part in the  一 七th Asian Junior Athletics Championships. — Photo thethaohcm.vn

HÀ NỘI — The  一 七th Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City on Friday.

 七00 young athletes and coaches from  四0 countries and territories worldwide will compete in  二 二 categories at the event. Participating countries include Qatar, Japan, China, Iraq, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand.

Vice Chairman of the Việt Nam Athletics Federation Nguyễn Trung Hinh said the host country would have  二 七 athletes competing for prizes at the tournament.

The biennial event, which is also an opportunity for young Vietnamese track and field athletes to prepare for the Junior Olympics, will run until June  六.

Việt Nam ranked  一0th out of the  二 三 nations which competed in the  一 六th Asian Junior Athletics Championships in  二0 一 四 in Chinese Taipei. China took the lead that year, with  一 二 gold,  一0 silver and two bronze medals. — VNS