Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung. (Photo: VNA) On June 6, Nguyen Van Hung obtained the two golds forthe best weightlifting performance of 155kg and a total weight of 458kg afterthree successful lifts in the men’s 72kg event.
The athletics team also secured an additional fivegolds on the day thanks to the outstanding performances of Vo Van Tung, TruongBich Van, and Trinh Cong Luan.
In track-and-field, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep and NguyenKhanh Minh finished first in the men’s 400m T11 and 400m T12 events, respectively, tobring home gold medals.
In the afternoon, swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu earned agold medal in the 200m individual medley SM6.
After the three competition days, Indonesia now ranksfirst in the medal tally with 92 golds and a total of 228 medals, followed byThailand with 72 golds.
The Vietnamese sports delegation to the event consistsof 164 members, including 122 athletes. The Vietnamese athletes are competingin eight out of 13 sports at the tournament, namely track-and-field, swimming,weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and boccia.
Vietnam is set to win 50-55 gold medals and namedamong the top four countries on the medal tally at the event.
At the 11th ASEAN Paralympic Games, Vietnam claimed183 medals, including 65 golds, 62 silvers and 56 bronzes, ranking third on themedal tally./.
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