After two days of competition, Vietnam came at third position in the medal tally with six golds, 14 silvers and 12 bronzes at the Para Games 2011 which is taking place in Solo island, Indonesia .

Vietnamese athletes are determined to keep the third place to the event’s end, which is the target set before they leave for the tournament. At the previous Para Games in Malaysia two years ago, Vietnam also finished third behind Thailand and the host with 73 golds, 57 silvers and 45 bronze medals.

President of the Games’ organisation board James Tangkudung said the tournament attracted the participation of 1,266 athletes from ASEAN member countries./.