Vietnam at the 2017 Asian Winter Games explained
| Noc: | VIE |
| Nocname: | Vietnam Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Date: | February 19–26 |
| Games: | Asian Winter Games |
| Location: | Sapporo and Obihiro |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Sports: | 1 |
| Flagbearer: | Nguyen Duc Manh(Opening and Closing Ceremony) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Vietnam is scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1] [2] This marks the country's official debut at the Asian Winter Games.[3] [4] [5] The country is scheduled to compete in one sport (three disciplines).[6] [7] The team consists of six athletes (all men).[8] [9] [10]
Background
Vietnam is located in a humid continental climate zone, meaning there is no snow or temperatures that are conducive to practicing winter sports outside. Therefore, to prepare for these games the Vietnamese athletes had to practice on sand dunes for three months near the town of Mũi Né in Southern Vietnam.[11]
Competitors
The following table lists the Vietnamese delegation per sport and gender.
Alpine skiing
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Vietnam's alpine skiing team consists of three athletes.[8]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|
| Nguyen Van An | align=left rowspan=3 | | 1:44.95 | 30 | DNF |
| Nguyen Vo Huu Vinh | DSQ |
| Pham Tien Dat | Injured, did not compete |
|
Cross-country skiing
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Vietnam's cross-county skiing team consists of one athlete.[8]
- Men
Snowboarding
See main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Vietnam's snowboarding team consists of two male athletes.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|
| Thai Binh Nguyen | align=left rowspan=2 | | 2:33.57 | 22 | 2:24.75 | 18 | 4:58.32 | 18 |
| Dinh Thoi Trinh | DNF | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Sapporo 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 25 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111113043/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?9QoyD9QEWPenUzDm9A5cxw. 11 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819144530/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea3Kj2tgwUEW/w. dead . 19 August 2017 . www.ocasia.org/ . . 17 February 2017 . 17 February 2017 .
- News: Timor-Leste, Vietnam to make AWG debut . . Kuwait City, Kuwait . 28 April 2016 . 15 January 2017 .
- News: Việt Nam to participate in Asian Winter Games . . Hanoi, Vietnam . 3 January 2017 . 3 January 2017 .
- Web site: OCA prepares for winter sports celebration at Sapporo 2017 . 27 April 2016 . Olympic Council of Asia . . 28 April 2016 . 7 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807030548/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea351JtiByG9Lw. dead .
- Web site: 2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC . 16 December 2016 . www.sapporo2017.org . 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee . 16 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185609/https://sapporo2017.org/site/news-en/12161.html . 20 December 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Việt Nam to participate in Asian Winter Games . 3 January 2017 . www.talkvietnam.com/ . TalkVietnam . 3 January 2017 . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217072919/https://www.talkvietnam.com/2017/01/viet-nam-to-participate-in-asian-winter-games/ . dead .
- Web site: Vietnam's First ever Winter Games team . 19 January 2017 . www.muine-info-and-events.com/ . Mui Ne Info And Events . 19 January 2017 . 10 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510200902/http://muine-info-and-events.com/index.php/2017/01/19/vietnams-first-ever-winter-games-team/ . dead .
- News: Vietnam to attend Asian Winter Games 2017 . . Hanoi, Vietnam . 6 February 2017 . 6 February 2017 .
- News: Vietnam to compete at Asian Winter Games for first time. . Beijing, China. 6 February 2017. 6 February 2017.
- News: Vietnam's first Winter Games team trains on... sand. Hanoi, Vietnam. . 7 February 2017 . 7 February 2017 .
