AsemconnectVietnam - Nearly 100 athletes are competing at the two-day National Junior Skating Championship in Hanoi.

 They include athletes from the strong cities and provinces such as Hanoi, Hai Phong, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Quang Ninh, and Ho Chi Minh City as well as some Vietnamese overseas competitors.

Athletes will take part in two categories of speed skating and figure skating with a total of 28 sets of medals up for grabs.

Five international technical supervisors and judges from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia will score the competitions.

Speaking at the opening ceremony on November 2, Deputy Director of Hanoi's Department of Culture and Sports, Pham Xuan Tai said through the tournament, scouts will recruit excellent athletes for the national team.

They will be trained to represent Vietnam for international tournaments such as Asian Winter Games in China, World Youth Figure Skating Championships, Asian Speed Skating Championships and the Southeast Asian Speed Skating Championships in 2025.

The 33rd SEA Games in Thailand next December is expected to have speed skating for the first time and Vietnamese athletes would have register to compete.

Prior to the competitions, the Skating Federation of Vietnam and the International Skating Union held a one-week training seminar for both coaches and athletes from October 25-31./.

Source: VNA