Vietnamese athletes head for ninth ASEAN Para Games (Source: thanhnien.vn)

They will vie for medals in eight events, including swimming, track-and-field, weightlifting, chess, badminton, boccia, football for the visually-impaired and table tennis.

The athletes will do their best for the highest attainments at this competition, said Nguyen Ngoc Anh, head of the delegation.

The ASEAN Para Games is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for ASEAN athletes with physical disabilities. The ninth Games is scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur from September 17-24 with 16 sports.