ASIAD 2018: Vietnam wins 2 silvers, 2 bronzes on sixth competition day
The Vietnamese delegation brought home two silver and two bronze medals on August 24 – the sixth competition day at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23, ranking 16th in the medal tally.
Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese delegation brought home two silverand two bronze medals on August 24 – the sixth competition day at the ongoing AsianGames (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23, ranking 16th in the medal tally.
Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won a silver medal at the men’s 1,500mfreestyle event, the first ASIAD silver in swimming for Vietnam.
Finishing at 15:01.63, Hoang lost the gold medal to his Chinese rival Sun Yangwho completed the race at 14:58.53.
The other silver was carried off by female rowers - Pham Thi Hue, Dinh Thi Hao, Le Thi Hien andTran Thi An - at the women’s four event with 7:14.52.
The same day, marksman Ngo Huu Vuong won bronze after beating his Chinese rival6-1 at the men’s 10m running target event, while Duong Thi Thanh Minh broughthome a bronze medal in the women’s Ne-waza Ju-Jitsu 49kg event.
This is the first time Vietnam has earned a medal in a Ju-Jitsu event, as wellas the first time this sport is included in ASIAD. The medal also marks thefirst major success from Minh, who used to be a Judo athlete.
However, a technical error deprived gymnast Le Thanh Tung of his medal-winningchances in the men’s vault event, which marked a disappointing end for theVietnam gymnastics team who will go home empty-handed.
Vietnam’s female football team lost 3-4 to Taiwan in the penalty shootout aftera 0-0 draw in the 120 minutes of the quarterfinal of the ASIAD 2018.
As of 22pm on August 24, Vietnam ranked 16th in the medal tally with one gold,six silver, and nine bronze medals. China kept its first position with 66 goldmedals, followed by Japan with 29 golds, and the Republic of Korea with 23golds. Host Indonesia was in the fifth place with nine gold medals.–VNA
Vietnamese marksman Ngo Huu Vuong has won bronze after beating his Chinese rival 6-1 at the men’s 10m running target event at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.
Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won a silver medal at the men’s 1,500m freestyle event on August 24 at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia.
After Vietnam’s Olympic team beat Bahrain to win a ticket to the ASIAD quarter-finals, many travel companies in Hanoi have promptly designed tours to bring Vietnamese fans to Indonesia to support the players on August 27.
Vietnam’s female football team lost 3-4 to Taiwan in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw in the 120 minutes of the quarterfinal of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 24.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA) 
