Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese archers Do Thi AnhNguyet and Nguyen HoangPhi Vu have qualified to compete at the Tokyo 2020Olympic Games.
At the Asian Archery Championships which concludedyesterday in Thailand, Vu beat his teammate Chu Duc Anh in the men’s recurve final to take gold medaland qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
In the women’s recurve final, Nguyetlost to India's Kumari Deepika 6-2 in the semi-final but it was enough tosecure a place in Tokyo next year.
Earlier, Nguyen Van Day also brought home a silver medal in the men’s compounddiscipline.
He eventually lost to Choi Yong-hee of the Republic of Korea.
Nguyet, Vu and Day are members of the national archery team who will betaking part at the ongoing Southeast Asian Games.
The Asian Archery Championships attracted theparticipation of 246 competitors from 31 countries and territories, withsix Olympic places up for grabs.
Vietnam sent 19 archers to compete in the recurveand compound disciplines.
Vietnam has four athletes who have already qualifiedfor the Olympics: Nguyet and Vu (archery), Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming) and Le Thanh Tung (gymnastics).
Hoang qualified via theFINA World Championship in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea in July. The 19-year-old swimmer finished the men’s 800mfreestyle event with a time of 7:52.74. His result met the OlympicStandard A time of 7: 54.31.
Tung, a multipleWorld Cup, Asian Championship and SEA Games winner, grabbed his placeafter finishing fifth at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship's men'svault event in Stuttgart, Germany in October.
At the last Olympics in Brazil, there were 23 athleteswearing Vietnamese colours./.
At the Asian Archery Championships which concludedyesterday in Thailand, Vu beat his teammate Chu Duc Anh in the men’s recurve final to take gold medaland qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
In the women’s recurve final, Nguyetlost to India's Kumari Deepika 6-2 in the semi-final but it was enough tosecure a place in Tokyo next year.
Earlier, Nguyen Van Day also brought home a silver medal in the men’s compounddiscipline.
He eventually lost to Choi Yong-hee of the Republic of Korea.
Nguyet, Vu and Day are members of the national archery team who will betaking part at the ongoing Southeast Asian Games.
The Asian Archery Championships attracted theparticipation of 246 competitors from 31 countries and territories, withsix Olympic places up for grabs.
Vietnam sent 19 archers to compete in the recurveand compound disciplines.
Vietnam has four athletes who have already qualifiedfor the Olympics: Nguyet and Vu (archery), Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming) and Le Thanh Tung (gymnastics).
Hoang qualified via theFINA World Championship in Gwangju, the Republic of Korea in July. The 19-year-old swimmer finished the men’s 800mfreestyle event with a time of 7:52.74. His result met the OlympicStandard A time of 7: 54.31.
Tung, a multipleWorld Cup, Asian Championship and SEA Games winner, grabbed his placeafter finishing fifth at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship's men'svault event in Stuttgart, Germany in October.
At the last Olympics in Brazil, there were 23 athleteswearing Vietnamese colours./.
VNA