Vietnam's delegation at the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.(Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Swimmers Le Thi Dung and Tran QuocPhi added two more gold medals to Vietnam’s tally at the 11th ASEANPara Games (APG) in Indonesia on August 1.
Dung completed her performance in the women’s 400mfreestyle S8 event within 5 minutes 59.87 seconds, breaking a record of 7minutes 24.1 seconds previously set by a Thai athlete.
Meanwhile, in the men’s 100m breaststroke S13 event, Phifinished first with 1 minute 14.8 seconds.
The new golds brought the total earned by Vietnam and itsswimming squad to three, with the first won by swimmer Vo Huynh Anh Khoa in themen’s 400m freestyle S8 event earlier the same day.
Also on August 1, the team is scheduled to compete in theevents of women’s 100m breaststroke; men’s and women’s 50m backstroke; 4x100mfreestyle relay; and 4x100m medley relay.
Taking place from July 30 to August 6 in Surakarta city, theAPG 2022 features 14 sports with 907 competition events, and 1,286 athletes.
The Vietnamese delegation to the games consists of 153members, including 120 athletes who are competing in eight sports, namely athletics,swimming, weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and archery.Vietnam is aiming at 35-40 gold medals./.
The 11th ASEAN Para Games takes place from July 26 to August 7 with 14 sports. The Vietnamese contingent joins the regional sporting event with 153 members, including 120 athletes.
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Vietnam's delegation at the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.(Photo: VNA) 
