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ASIAD 2023: Vietnamese athlete secures silver medal in gymnastics

Gymnastics athlete Nguyen Van Khanh Phong on September 27 secured a silver in the rings category for Vietnam at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China’s Zhejiang province.
ASIAD 2023: Vietnamese athlete secures silver medal in gymnastics ảnh 1Khanh Phong celebrates with members of the coaching staff of the gymnastics squad. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Gymnastics athlete Nguyen Van Khanh Phong on September 27 secured a silver in the rings category forVietnam at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city ofChina’s Zhejiang province.

The 21-year-old athlete received 14,600 points after delivering an impressive performance.

China's Lan Xingyu won the gold with 15,433 points while Japan's Tanigawa Wataru finished third with 14,300 points.

Previously, Phong earned a gold medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia in May after he beat world champion Carlos Yulo of the Philippines.

It was the first medal for thegymnastics squad at ASIAD 2023.

Earlier on the same day,shooter Pham Quang Huy won the first gold medal for Vietnam afterscoring 240.5 points in the men's 10m air pistol event. Vietnamese shootersalso won a bronze in the men's 10m air pistol team event with 1,730 points.

Vietnamese athletes are aiming to achieve2-5 gold medals at ASIAD 19 which is close to its achievement at ASIAD 18in Indonesia in 2018, which is the most successful Asian Games of Vietnam to date with five golds in women's rowing, athletics, women’s long jump,men's pencak silat, and women’s 400m hurdles./.

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