Da Nang's sports teams are stepping up training for the 10th National Sports Games, expected in Ho Chi Minh City in November, with about 520 athletes and more than 100 coaches planned, according to Báo Đà Nẵng on October 17. The report gives no exact start date.
The athletes are due to compete in 39 of the 48 sports events. Eleven athletes and their coaching staff are training in Kon Tum ward in Quảng Ngãi until early November, and 26 swimmers have been training in Đồng Tháp since early October. The karate team has 21 athletes and a target of two gold medals; coach Nguyễn Thanh Hải said the squad is determined to beat it.
Tào Viết Hải, deputy director of the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, told the paper he expects fierce competition because the balance among delegations has shifted and some of Da Nang's key athletes are no longer at their peak. He said the department will ensure training, nutrition and medical care, and will propose special policies for coaches and athletes. The report does not say what those policies would be.
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