• Boxers vie for Olympics

The athletes, including Vuong Thi Vy, Nguyen Van Hai and Luong Van Toan as well their instructors will be provided with airline tickets, accommodation, local transport, meals, and training facilities.

A welcoming message on the AIBA reads, “The youngest participant in the training camp will be Vietnam's bright future hope, current AIBA Junior World Woman Boxing Champion, Vuong Thi Vy, who will be celebrating her 17^th birthday this year. She claimed the first ever Vietnamese gold medal in a world-wide event and will be debuting amongst the elite athletes at the camp in Wales.

”Vietnam is hoping for an Olympic quota and President's Cup silver medallist, Nguyen Van Hai and 22-year-old Luong Van Toan, who claimed a gold at the recent 26^th Southeast Asian Games, both have a chance to make history.”

After the course, Hai and Toan will compete at an Asian Olympic Qualifying Event on April 4-13, while female boxers will participate in the Asian Boxing Championships on March 16-23 in Mongolia.

To prepare for these important qualification competitions, 2011 Junior World Boxing Championship silver medallist Duyen and her colleagues will attend a training course in Thailand at the end of February.