Mui Ne (Vietnam): Sun-kissed and shaggy-haired, Nguyen Thai Binh swaps his flip flops for bulky boots ahead of snowboarding practice on the sand dunes of southern Vietnam – the unlikely training ground for the country’s fledgling winter athletes with mountain-sized ambitions.
Binh is one of Vietnam’s top snowboarders, pioneering a push to boost winter sports in South-East Asia where snowfall is virtually unheard of.
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