After a successful SEA Games, where Huu Viet took home the gold medal for the men’s 100 m breaststroke, Vietnam’s swimmers are heading to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Two weeks after the 24th SEA Games, members of the national swimming team gathered at the National Sports Training Center 2 in HCM City to continue drilling; after the lunar New Year festival (mid-February) they will have to hastily prepare for the 2008 Olympics qualifier round.
Five Vietnamese swimmers, including Huu Viet, will participate in the World Swimming Cup in Beijing in early March, which is the standard tournament to choose finalists for this year’s Olympics.
Huu Viet is the hope of Vietnam in this event and the expectation is grounded because he won two consecutive gold medals at the last two SEA Games in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
This event is also a valuable chance for Vietnamese swimmers to meet their rivals and gain experience to prepare for future tournaments.
(Source: Tien Phong)
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