Five milestones in Vietnam's sport in Olympics Games
After six decades of competing in the Olympics, Vietnam boasts its first ever gold medal thanks to shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh who won the men's 10m air pistol at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Vinh with his historic gold medal (Source: VNA)
Taekwondo athlete Tran Hieu Ngan became the first Vietnamese Olympic medalist after bagging the silver medal in the women's 57 weight class event in the Olympic Sydney on September 29, 2000. (Source: VNA)
Weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan won another silver medal in the men's 56 weight class event in the Olympics Beijing on August 10, 2008. (Source: VNA)
The Vietnam's flag was raised during the opening cerenomy of the Olympics Moscow on July 19, 1980, marking Vietnam's first sport delegation to an Olympics event after the nation's reunification (Source: VNA)
The sport delegation of the South of Vietnam attended Olympics on July 19, 1952. (Source: VNA)
Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when securing a gold in the men's 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on August 6, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal.
Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when he secured a gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on August 6, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal.
Vietnam ranked sixth in the medal tally of the Rio 2016 Olympics on the first day, August 6 (local time), after marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh secured the historic gold medal.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to congratulate the Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Games and shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh in particular over the gold medal Vietnam has ever won.