Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🦹 – Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to changethe colour of her medal at the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18).
Theswimmer said she will focus on the 400m and 200m individual medley events. At the ASIAD2014 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, Vien won two bronze medals in thewomen’s 200m backstroke and 400m individual medley. The21-year-old athlete has undergone several training sessions at the GBK AquaticCentre sports complex in Indonesia. She isexpected to gain medals for the Vietnamese delegation at the ASIAD 18, alongwith other Vietnamese swimmers such as Pham Thanh Bao, Nguyen Huu Kim Son, andNguyen Huy Hoang.
TheVietnam sports delegation at ASIAD 2018 consists of 532 members, including 352athletes. It aims to snatch at least three gold medals, with at least one in anOlympic sports category.
⛄ The ASIAD 2018 will be officially held in the two major Indonesiancities – Jakarta and Palembang – from August 18 to September 2, with theparticipation of athletes from 45 countries and territories.
At theprevious Games, Vietnam pocketed one gold, 10 silver, and 25 bronze medals,ranking 21st in the overall medal tally. –VNA
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Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. (Photo: VNA)
