Wednesday, February 07, 2007

VN to invest $12.5 mln annually for elite athletes; in Cambodia, Gov't officials would pocket that $12.5 mln for themselves

Vietnam to invest $12.5 mln annually for elite athletes

Thanh Nien Daily

Vietnam’s central sports department said it is planning to spend up to VND200 billion (US$12.5 million) a year over 12 consecutive years to train elite athletes for future Olympic Games.

The investment, to be carried out from 2007 to 2018 is aimed at improving skills of a young generation of athletes and winning medals at the Southeast Asian Games 2007 in Thailand, 2008 Olympic Games in China, to the 2018 Asian Games, which Vietnam is bidding to host.

The ambitious project will be completed by Vietnam Olympic Committee, which will then petition the central government for financial assistance.

The committee clarified that it is setting a target that Vietnam will gain 70 gold medals to stand in top three nations at the SEA Games 2007.

For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Vietnam is hoping to secure two medals in weightlifting, shooting, or taekwondo. At the event, Vietnam will have 30 athletes to go through from qualifiers, the committee plans.

Source: Tuoi Tre – Translated by Minh Phat

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sound like Hanoi has its own government in every sectors of Cambodia. It tries to control Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

I read somewhere over here on KI someone said - "One for you two for me" or somnething to that effect. How true and accurate about those Viet suckers!!! lmao.

Anonymous said...

You read it on KI?

I don't doubt it.

KI is an alias for craps.

Anonymous said...

yes, that's right!

look who is talking?

get lost!

Anonymous said...

WE INFORM YOU, CAMBODIAN YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT THE FACT!
ASK YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, GO TO CAMBODIA LOOK AND THINK!! THINK HARD AND LOOK DEEPER, IF YOU CAN SEE NOT THING WRONG THAT NO ONE CAN HELP YOU, STAY AND COORPORATE WITH HUN XEN!

WE NEED NO ONE THAT DUMB IN OUR
SIDE!

OR MAY BE YOU KEEP READING KI AND COMMENTS, SO SOMETHING MAY WAKE YOU UP!

FOR AH YOUN FORGET IT YOU SPAN FROM HELL, GO BACK TO HANOI EAT THE STONE FISH!