Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung holds high his third gold medal at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnam bagged seven medalson October 10, the fourth day of the 2018 Asian Para Games underway inIndonesia.
A gold medal came from swimmer Vo Thanh Tung who finishedfirst at the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event. Tung managed the best overall timeof 3:00.02, breaking the record of the 2010 Asian Para Games at 3:00.05 inGuangzhou, China.
“It is my third gold medal (at the competition). I havetriumphed three events of different distances and broken three records,” hesaid. “I am very happy and satisfied with my training efforts.”
Tung will compete at the men’s 50m freestyle on October11.
Earlier, he broke the records of both the Asian Games and Asian ParaGames when he came on top in the final round of the men’s 100m freestyle S5with 1:17.02 secs. The 33-year-old from the central province of An Giang alsobrought home a gold in the men’s 50m backstroke S5 and a silver in the men’s50m butterfly stroke.
Tung is among the golden hopes of Vietnam at thecontinental sporting event for athletes with disabilities. At the same event 4 years ago, he claimed 5 out of 9 goldmedals to the national team.
Chess players contributed two silvers to Vietnam in thewomen’s team standard P1 and the women’s team standard VI-B2/B3, and a bronze medal at thewomen’s team B1. The remaining three bronze medals were earned by swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu inthe women’s 50m freestyle S6, Tran Van Nguyen in the men’s shot putF40 event, and Nguyen Thi Hai in the women’s javelin F57 category.
As of October 10, Vietnam was at 12th place inthe medal tally with a total of 23 medals, comprising six gold, four silver and13 bronze medals.
The Asian Para Games, which follows the Asian Games(ASIAD) every four years, attracts athletes from 45 countries and territoriesin Asia this year.
The Vietnamese team comprises 75 members, including 52 athletes who willcompete in seven out of 18 sports, namely swimming, track and field, weightlifting,chess, badminton, table tennis and judo.
At the previous Asian Para Games in 2014, the countrybagged nine gold, seven silver, and 13 bronze medals, finishing 10th in the overallrankings.–VNA
Handicapped swimmer Vo Thanh Tung broke another record at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia after triumphing at the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event on October 10.
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Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung holds high his third gold medal at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Photo: VNA)
