Vietnamese athletes win 11 golds and three silver medals at the 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships held in Hong Kong (China). (Photo: SGGP) Hong Kong (VNA) – Vietnam won 11 golds and three silver medals at the first Asian& Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships which wrapped up in Hong Kong (China) on August 26.
With these results, the Vietnamese team ranked first in thetournament, followed by China and Hong Kong (China).
During the five days ofcompetition, the Vietnamese team showed its superiority and won almost all events. Specifically, in the Asian Shuttlecock Championships, Vietnam won sixout of seven sets of medals and one silver medal and the team grabbed fiveout of seven sets of medals and two silvers in the Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championship. The team has continuedto affirm the No.1 position in Asia as well as the first place in the 10 worldchampionships it has participated in.
Taking place from August 22-26, the event drew the participation of nearly 260coaches and athletes from China, Macau (China), Vietnam, Taipei (China), Mongolia, India,Thailand, Cambodia and Hong Kong (China).
Held by the Asian Shuttlecock Federation, itoffered seven sets of medals in seven categories - Men’s Team, Women’s Team,Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Men’s Single, Women’s Single, and MixedDoubles. The Vietnamese athletes competed in all of the categories./.
