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Juniors pocket medal at Asian champs

Vietnam won one gold, one silver and two bronzes at the 2015 Asian Junior Finswimming Competition in Chinese Taipei on November 5.

Vietnam won one gold, one silver and two bronzes at the 2015 Asian Junior Finswimming Competition in Chinese Taipei on November 5.

The gold medal went to Le Thi Thu in the girls' 100m surface (diving with a snorkel) with a time of 43.63 sec. Seo Naun and Oh Hyeyeong of the Republic of Korea (RoK) finished second and third.

Tran Thi Trang Diem won a silver medal in the girls' 400m surface after clocking a time of 3:27.67. Yun Ahhyun of the RoK bagged gold with a time of 3:24.08, and Ahhyun's teammate Baek Seohyun took bronze.

The event will run until November 9.-VNA

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