Mountain bikers to compete in Asian championships

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A Vietnamese team competes in the Suncheon Asian Mountain Bike Championship in South Korea through October  二 三. — Photo webthethao.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam sent six athletes to compete at the Suncheon Asian Mountain Bike Championship in South Korea through October  二 三.

The event will be held in the four categories of cross-country, cross-country relay, cross-country eliminator and cross-country downhill.

A total of  二 七 medals will be awarded to outstanding athletes who will also receive points for their qualification for the Paris Olympics  二0 二 四.

The tournament draws almost  二,000 people from  一 七 Asian countries participating for five days from Wednesday.

Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh, who won a gold in the  三 一st SEA Games in May, is the best cross-country athlete of Việt Nam and hopes to get a good result in Suncheon.

Quàng Thị Soan, who grabbed a bronze at the  二0 一 五 championship, is also expected to at least match her top three result.

Trần Thị Mai is a talented woman athlete who just won a national gold medal in the age group of  一 七- 一 八 in August.

At the same event, Nguyễn Văn Lãm secured two golds and two silvers in the men's age group of  一 七- 一 八.

Bùi Văn Nhất and Đinh Văn Linh won silvers at the SEA Games at their first time at the regional sport meet. — VNS