(VOVworld) - A sendoff was held in Hanoi yesterday for the Vietnamese athletes who are departing for the London Olympics Games. The Vietnamese Olympic delegation consists of 56 members led by National Sports Administration Deputy Head Lam Quang Thanh. Vietnam will compete in 5 sports: gymnastics, swimming, shooting, athletics, and weightlifting. Hoang Vinh Giang, Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympic Committee, said: "In comparison with the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the 2004 Olympics in Athen, and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, our atheletes have compiled their best records. We have 29 athletes, including 11 disabled athletes. In previous Olympic Games, we have had very few entrants surviving the qualifying round, but this year we have won 11 places. We are very proud of these achievements."