Update on Asiad: U23 Vietnam practices in a unique way, revealing the lineup to play Syria

Revealed lineup for Syria match

Unlike previous training sessions, the players did not practice any familiar specialized exercises on the afternoon of August 25. There was no one-touch triangle pass coordination, no "2 vs 7" ghost kicking, no group play 4-4, 5-5, 7-7 or 8-8.

After a light warm-up at the beginning of the training session, Mr. Park Hang Seo then had the group of 10 players (goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung practice separately) stand in a circle and... play with the ball. Every now and then, Mr. Park made the players laugh heartily with his funny jokes.

The Korean coach's goal was not to practice his skills but to help the players relax and regain their sense of comfort after they appeared somewhat tense and down in the match against Bahrain. Near the end of the training session, some players practiced taking 11m kicks before Quang Hai practiced his direct free kicks from close range.

Along with goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, these 10 players are expected to start against Syria. They are three central defenders Dinh Trong, Duy Manh, Tien Dung, two wing-backs Van Thanh, Van Hau, two central midfielders Duc Huy, Quang Hai and the attacking trio Van Quyet, Van Duc, Anh Duc.

These 10 players were chosen by Mr. Park to... relax mentally during most of the afternoon training session on August 25. That is a sign that Van Toan, Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong... will all be on the bench in the match against Syria on August 27.

More than half of the U23 Syria squad once made U23 Vietnam 'sweat' in China

Looking at the registration list, the U23 Syria squad at the 2018 Asian Games has 12 players who faced U23 Vietnam at the 2018 Asian U23 Championship 7 months ago. They are goalkeeper Khaled Ibrahim, defenders Al Hamwi, Fares Arnaout, Khaled Kurdaghli, Ahmad Ghalab, midfielders Ahmed Ashkar, Al Marmour, Mouhamad Anez, Hannan Zakria, Al Ahmad and strikers Abd Al Rahman Barakat, Abdulhadi Shalha.

The most notable players in the U23 Syria squad are the trio Al Marmour - Ahmed Ashkar - Abdulhadi Shalha, players who are playing extremely well at the 2018 Asiad.

Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam has up to 15 players registered to play in the 0-0 draw with U23 Syria in Group D of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship. They are two goalkeepers Bui Tien Dung and Van Hoang; defenders Duy Manh, Dinh Trong, Tien Dung, Van Hau, Van Thanh, Xuan Manh; midfielders Xuan Truong, Duc Huy, Quang Hai, Van Duc and strikers Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Ha Duc Chinh.

The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Syria in the quarter-finals of Asiad 2018 will take place at 7:30 p.m. on August 27, at Patriot Stadium.

Le Tu Chinh will enter the semi-finals of the women's 100m race at 6:30 p.m. She is expected to compete more successfully to get a ticket to the final.

After finishing 4th in the 4th qualifying round last night, August 25, Le Tu Chinh will enter the semi-finals of the women's 100m race at 6:10 p.m. In the qualifying round, her teammate Le Thi Mong Tuyen only finished 6th in her race and was eliminated.

Tu Chinh is expected in the women's 100m event.

Also in athletics, Quach Thi Lan will compete in the women's 400m hurdles qualifying round at 10:30. Meanwhile, Bui Thi Thu Thao will compete in the long jump qualifying round. The three athletes mentioned above are all expected names of the Vietnamese athletics team at the 2018 Asiad.

Today is also an important competition day for pencak silat. Eight of the nine competition events are in the semi-finals, and all eight matches have representatives from the Vietnamese pencak silat team participating.

Iranian athlete breaks longest standing world record in weightlifting

Sohrab Moradi successfully snatched 189kg at the 2018 Asian Games, winning a gold medal and breaking a 19-year-old world record.

• The old record in the men's over 94kg snatch category belonged to Greek athlete Akakios Kakiasvilis, with a lift of 188kg performed in 1999. This was the longest-standing weightlifting record in the world, before being broken by Sohrab Moradi at the Asian Games yesterday, August 26.
  

The 29-year-old weightlifter successfully lifted 189kg, 1kg more than the old record. Moradi then successfully lifted 221kg, winning the gold medal and breaking the Asian Games record for total lift, with 410kg.

Moradi surprised the world when he broke the world's longest-standing record in weightlifting. Photo:AP

Sohrab Moradi now holds all the world records in the heavyweight category. Previously, the Iranian athlete held the records for the clean and jerk (233kg) and the total (417kg). He tried to lift 234kg in the clean and jerk event at this year's Asian Games, but failed.

This year's Asian Games is Moradi's last chance to break the 19-year-old snatch record. After the Asian Games, the International Weightlifting Federation will change the weight limit when dividing each weight class.

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