With the support of three sponsors in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Quang Tri, on the morning of 24 October, 34 members of the Vietnamese sports delegation for people with disabilities will set off for Malaysia to take part in the 3rd Asian Youth Championships 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
According to the head of the delegation and Vice President of the Vietnam Paralympic Association, Pham Ngoc Son, the General Department of Sports provides no funding beyond daily pocket money for the athletes. All food, accommodation and travel costs are covered by the localities of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Quang Tri, which send athletes to take part, from their own funds.
Of the 15 sports at the games, the Vietnamese youth Paralympic delegation is competing in seven: athletics, swimming, chess, judo, weightlifting, badminton and table tennis.
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