Despite their physical challenges, Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have striven with outstanding efforts and gained remarkable results at regional and international arenas over the years, bringing glory to the nation.
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcame other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.
Vietnam bagged a total of 40 medals, including eight gold, eight silver and 24 bronze medals, ranking 12th at the freshly-concluded 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia.
Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung was among outstanding athletes honoured at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 13 evening.
Vietnam’s flag was hoisted at the athlete village in Jakarta capital of Indonesia at a ceremony on October 5, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 2018 Asian Para Games.
Indonesia’s Asian Para Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INAPGOC) is training some 7,500 volunteers in how to communicating and interacting with athletes and officials of the Asian Para Games scheduled for October.
The Asian Para Games 2018 torch began its journey on September 5 from Solo city of Indonesia’s Central Java province to Jakarta capital city, the venue of the continental sporting event for athletes with disabilities.
VKFrontier Co., a cosmetics company of the Republic of Korea, has announced its a sponsor package worth 12,000 USD for Vietnamese athletes who will compete at the upcoming 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, which begin in October.
Vietnam aims to obtain at least three gold medals at the upcoming 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018), said deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.
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