Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Top Vietnameseswimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is confident she will change her medal’s colour atthe upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.
It is the second time Vien has competed inthe Asian event. In the Asian Games held in Incheon, the Republic Korea fouryears ago, Vien brought home two bronze medals in the women’s 200m backstrokeand 400m medley.
Now she’s striving for gold.
To prepare for Indonesia’s event, Vien, 21,has had intensive training in the US.
“The ASIAD is an arena which is quitedifferent from the Southeast Asian Games,” said Vien.
“I have to face strong rivals from powerfulcountries in swimming including Japan. I met Japanese swimmers in the recentworld championships and felt their strength so I am under pressure.
“However, I have prepared carefully forthis event for several years and now I am ready to compete. I hope I will do mybest to gain gold medal to bring the joy for my family and country.”
In Indonesia, Vien will compete in the 200mmedley and 400m medley.
“They are my strong events so I focus themfor the Asia’s biggest tournament. My best result in the 400m medley is 4:36.85which I set in the qualifying round of the Olympic Rio 2016. I hope that I willbeat this,” Vien added.
Her coach Dang Anh Tuan said: “Vien clockeda time of 4 minutes and 38 seconds in the 400m medley in a recent swimmingevent in the US. As planned, I set a target of 4:33 to 4:34 for her in theAsian tournament.”
According to Tuan, Vien’s arch-rival in theGames is Japanese Shimizu Sakiko. At present, the results of Vien and Sakiko isthe same so Tuan said he hoped Vien can go better than before.
Vien, the golden girl of Vietnameseswimming, had a good year in 2017. She seized eight golds along with threerecords at the Malaysian Southeast Asian Games in August and then won twogolds, one silver, and set a new record at the Asian Indoor Games and MartialArts (AIMAG) contest in September in Turkmenistan.
Vien, from the southern province of Can Tho,won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley category at the 2016 AsianSwimming Championships in Japan.
In August 2015, she competed in the FINASwimming World Cup and brought home one silver in the women’s 200m medley andtwo bronzes in the 400m individual medley in the event’s first and second legsin Moscow and Paris.
With an arm span of 1.78m, which is morethan her height of 1.7m, Vien has all the advantages of a swimmer.
Before heading to Indonesia, Tuan sharedthat Vien was depressed as she was under pressure in the process of preparingfor the ASIAD.
“We asked doctors to cure her during threemonths. Fortunately, she is fine and ready to compete in Indonesia,” said Tuan.
“I think that Vien will overcome herselfand complete her training goals,” said Tuan.
Vien has undergone several trainingsessions at the GBK Aquatic Centre sports complex in Indonesia.
She is expected to gain medals for theVietnamese delegation at the ASIAD 18, along with other Vietnamese swimmerssuch as Pham Thanh Bao, Nguyen Huu Kim Son, and Nguyen Huy Hoang.
The Vietnam sports delegation at the ASIADconsists of 532 members, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at leastthree gold medals, with at least one in an Olympic sports category.
The ASIAD this year will be officially heldin the two major Indonesian cities – Jakarta and Palembang – from August 18 toSeptember 2, with the participation of athletes from 45 countries andterritories.
At the previous Games, Vietnam pocketed onegold, 10 silver, and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally.-VNS/VNA
It is the second time Vien has competed inthe Asian event. In the Asian Games held in Incheon, the Republic Korea fouryears ago, Vien brought home two bronze medals in the women’s 200m backstrokeand 400m medley.
Now she’s striving for gold.
To prepare for Indonesia’s event, Vien, 21,has had intensive training in the US.
“The ASIAD is an arena which is quitedifferent from the Southeast Asian Games,” said Vien.
“I have to face strong rivals from powerfulcountries in swimming including Japan. I met Japanese swimmers in the recentworld championships and felt their strength so I am under pressure.
“However, I have prepared carefully forthis event for several years and now I am ready to compete. I hope I will do mybest to gain gold medal to bring the joy for my family and country.”
In Indonesia, Vien will compete in the 200mmedley and 400m medley.
“They are my strong events so I focus themfor the Asia’s biggest tournament. My best result in the 400m medley is 4:36.85which I set in the qualifying round of the Olympic Rio 2016. I hope that I willbeat this,” Vien added.
Her coach Dang Anh Tuan said: “Vien clockeda time of 4 minutes and 38 seconds in the 400m medley in a recent swimmingevent in the US. As planned, I set a target of 4:33 to 4:34 for her in theAsian tournament.”
According to Tuan, Vien’s arch-rival in theGames is Japanese Shimizu Sakiko. At present, the results of Vien and Sakiko isthe same so Tuan said he hoped Vien can go better than before.
Vien, the golden girl of Vietnameseswimming, had a good year in 2017. She seized eight golds along with threerecords at the Malaysian Southeast Asian Games in August and then won twogolds, one silver, and set a new record at the Asian Indoor Games and MartialArts (AIMAG) contest in September in Turkmenistan.
Vien, from the southern province of Can Tho,won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley category at the 2016 AsianSwimming Championships in Japan.
In August 2015, she competed in the FINASwimming World Cup and brought home one silver in the women’s 200m medley andtwo bronzes in the 400m individual medley in the event’s first and second legsin Moscow and Paris.
With an arm span of 1.78m, which is morethan her height of 1.7m, Vien has all the advantages of a swimmer.
Before heading to Indonesia, Tuan sharedthat Vien was depressed as she was under pressure in the process of preparingfor the ASIAD.
“We asked doctors to cure her during threemonths. Fortunately, she is fine and ready to compete in Indonesia,” said Tuan.
“I think that Vien will overcome herselfand complete her training goals,” said Tuan.
Vien has undergone several trainingsessions at the GBK Aquatic Centre sports complex in Indonesia.
She is expected to gain medals for theVietnamese delegation at the ASIAD 18, along with other Vietnamese swimmerssuch as Pham Thanh Bao, Nguyen Huu Kim Son, and Nguyen Huy Hoang.
The Vietnam sports delegation at the ASIADconsists of 532 members, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at leastthree gold medals, with at least one in an Olympic sports category.
The ASIAD this year will be officially heldin the two major Indonesian cities – Jakarta and Palembang – from August 18 toSeptember 2, with the participation of athletes from 45 countries andterritories.
At the previous Games, Vietnam pocketed onegold, 10 silver, and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally.-VNS/VNA
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