On September 25 alone, Vietnamese athletes bring home first silver and three bronze medals. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –The Vietnamese sports delegation secured six medals - one silver and four bronzes, after two days of competition at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China’s Zhejiang province.
On September 25 alone, Vietnamese athletes brought home first silver and three bronzemedals.
Shooter Ngo Hu Vuong excellentlyfinished second in the men’s 10m air rifle target category with 571 points, surpassinghis own achievements in the previous ASIAD which took place in Indonesia when hebagged a bronze medal.
Dwi Putra of Indonesia won the gold medal in this categorywith 578 points while Jeong You Jin of the Republic of Korea took thebronze medal after defeating Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Tuan Anh in theshoot-off round.
Vietnamese rowers pocketed two bronze medals in the women's quadruple sculls category and the women's eight event, while Taekwondo fighters earned the third bronzemedal in the mixed gender team’s event.
On the same day, Vietnamese gymnastics securedfive spots in the final, hoping to earn more medals for the Vietnamese sportsdelegation.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women'snational team landed a convincing 6-1 victory over their Bangladeshi rival in theirgroup stage match. This result gives Vietnam a significant advantage in therace to earn a ticket to the quarterfinals./.
