Participating in the 2026 World Junior Beach Ball Championship, representatives of Vietnam include 3 athletes: Pham Van Duong, Ha Ly Quy Bao (male) and Lo Thi Hong (female).
The tournament is officially competing on August 27th in Azerbaijan.
The Vietnamese wrestling team will go to Azerbaijan on August 23 to get acquainted with the competition venue before officially competing.
In June this year in Da Nang city, Vietnam was the host of the 2026 Asian Junior Beach Ball Championship (U17 age group).
In this tournament, athlete Lo Thi Hong won a gold medal in the women's 45kg event. In the men's 60kg weight class of the tournament, athlete Pham Van Duong won a bronze medal and Ha Ly Quy Bao won a silver medal in the men's 90kg weight class.
The 2026 World Beach Ball Championship is the final competition program for countries to compete for more slots to participate in the 2026 Youth Olympics in Senegal.
Beach wrestling will be held for the first time at the 2026 Youth Olympics.
The Vietnamese wrestling team has won 3 official spots to participate in this arena.
Player Lo Thi Hong is a face expected to compete for medals at the 2026 World Junior Beach Ball Shooting Championships. She is also preparing to participate in the 2026 Youth Olympics in October in Senegal.
In Azerbaijan this time, coach Nguyen The Anh is the person who directly directs professional skills for the 3 players to compete.
