(VOVworld) - Six Vietnamese athletes will compete in the eighth Asian Winter Games from February 19 to 27 in Sapporo, Japan.

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This is the first time Vietnam sends a 10-member team to the regional winter games. The Vietnamese athletes will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. To prepare for the Games, they have practiced the sports in the south central province of Binh Thuan.
Winter sports are developing in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi and HCM City. The Asian Winter Games 2017 is expected to draw the participation of athletes from 30 Asian countries and territories.
They will compete in 64 events across 11 winter sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, speed skating, hockey, curling, ski jumping, freestyle skiing, biathlon and short track speed skating.