Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan, who brought the country the second medal in Olympic history at Beijing Games, was selected as the "sportsman of the year" , the local online newspaper Vietnamnet reported on Wednesday.
Tuan won a silver medal in the men’s weighlifting competition at the Beijing Olympics. He also raked in two gold medals and one bronze medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championship 2008, and one gold medal at the Good Luck Beijing tournament.
The selection was conducted by the committee of Vietnamese National Outstanding Athletes 2008, with the participation of 166 sports correspondents and experts
A total of ten outstanding athletes were selected for the year of 2008. Tuan was followed by goalkeeper Duong Hong Son and striker Le Cong Vinh. Son and Vinh made remarkable contribution to the the historical victory of Vietnam’s football team in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2008
The rest seven athletes in the list are Karate player Nguyen Hoang Ngan, badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh, runner Truong Thanh Hang, chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, table-tennis player Doan Kien Quoc, chess player Tran Minh Thang, and midfielder Vu Nhu Thanh
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