The rowing team, consisting of Luong Thi Thao, Ho Thi Ly, Ta Thanh Huyen, and Pham Thi Thao, demonstrated excellent performances at the women’s lightweight quadruple sculls event with 7:01.11 (Source: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – The female rowing team, whosecured the first gold medal for Vietnam on August 23 at the ongoing AsianGames (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia, received a reward of 650 million VND (around 28,000USD) the same day.
Of the sum, 50 million VND (2,146 USD) was awarded by Ministerof Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who is also President of theVietnam Olympics Committee, while the rest came from donors.
Thien lauded the rower’ efforts, expressing his hope thatthe Vietnamese sports delegation will reap further successes in the upcoming ASIADcompetitions.
On the afternoon of August 23, Tran Duc Phan, head of theVietnamese delegation, arrived in Indonesia’s Palembang city, where the rowingevent was held, to present the rowers with the financial bonus.
“This gold medal has made history for Vietnamese rowing asonly bronze medals had been won in previous tournaments,” he said, adding thatit has also helped to motivate athletes in other sports, such as like karate,volleyball, and pencak silat, to make better performances over the next few days.
The rowing team, consisting of Luong ThiThao, Ho Thi Ly, Ta Thanh Huyen, and Pham Thi Thao, demonstrated excellentperformances at the women’s lightweight quadruple sculls event with 7:01.11.
The Iranian team came second with 7:04.38.
The achievement pushed Vietnam to 13th inthe ASIAD 2018’s medal tally as of 12:30 on August 23.–VNA
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