Vietnam has high hopes for the Beijing Olympics after winning 64 gold medals at the recently held Southeast Asian Games.

Vietnam will have around 15 athletes competing in Beijing in 6 events. They are hoping to secure places in shooting, wrestling and swimming. Their main hope for a medal is in the taekwando - Nguyen Van Hung (Men’s 84kg), Hoang Ha Giang (Women’s 55kg), and Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu (Women’s 59kg).

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