National women’s football team to receive training in Japan
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 for Vietnam’s national women’s football team before they head to Japan’s Mimasaka city from August 1-11 to train in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018).
Vietnamese female football players in red (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio held a ceremonyin Hanoi on July 30 for Vietnam’s national women’s football team before they headto Japan’s Mimasaka city from August 1-11 to train in preparation for the 2018Asian Games (ASIAD 2018).
The event was held on the occasion of thevisit to Vietnam by Mimasaka Mayor Hagiwara Seiji and aimed to boost footballexchanges between Japan and Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Kuniosaid the event was one of more than 100 activities held in 2018 to celebratethe 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
The Japanese government wants to intensifybilateral cooperation in football, he said, hoping that all players in thenational team will achieve a target of winning the ticket to the 2020 Olympics inTokyo.
Le Thi Hoang Yen, deputy head of the VietnamSports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, saidJapan has supported Vietnam in the field of sports through the programme“Sports for Tomorrow” to look towards the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The team’s coach Mai Duc Chung thanked theJapanese government and Mimasaka’s authorities for creating favourableconditions for the team to train in the city to prepare for ASIAD 2018 inIndonesia.
The ASIAD 2018 is expected to draw 15,000 athletes and coaches from 45sport delegations competing in 40 sports, 67 disciplines and 463 events.
To be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, theGames will feature 32 Olympic sports in a bid to help athletes prepare for the2020 Tokyo Olympics.-VNA
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Vietnamese female football players in red (Source: VNA) 
