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Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang to compete in men’s 1500m freestyle

30/07/2021

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang is the only Vietnamese athlete to compete in the men’s 1,500m freestyle on on July 30, the seventh day of the ongoing Olympic Tokyo 2020.

He will enter the competition at 8:23 pm (local time) and 6:23 pm (Vietnam time) with rivals from Denmark, Italy, the UK, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic and Ukraine. Twenty nine swimmers will compete in four rounds to choose the best eight ones to join the final round a day later.

In the men’s 800m freestyle earlier, he came second in his group with a time of 7 minutes and 54.16 seconds. However, he couldn't advance to the final round of 800m freestyle swimming contest at the Tokyo Olympics

As of the end of July 29, China ranked first with 15 golds, followed by Japan and the US./.

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Top Vietnamse leader’s upcoming Australia visit to pave way for substantive ties: Scholar

07/08/2026
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Professor Carl Thayer, a Vietnam and Southeast Asia expert at the University of New South Wales, has said the upcoming state visit to Australia from August 9-12 by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam carries signficance, coming as both nations actively roll out their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and fulfill their commitment to an annual high‑level meeting schedule.