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Vietnam win 6 golds at 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships

Vietnamese athletes won six gold medals after two days of competition at the ongoing first 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong (China).
Vietnam win 6 golds at 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships ảnh 1Vietnamese athletes win 6 golds at the 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships. (Photo: Sai gon Giai phong)
Hong Kong (VNA) - Vietnamese athletes won six goldmedals after two days of competition at the ongoing first 1st Asian & AsianYouth Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong (China).

Of the golds, two were secured in men’s doubles andwomen’s doubles at the Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships, and two in men’sdoubles and women’s doubles at the Asian Shuttlecock Championships on August 23.

Earlier, two others gained in mixed doubles at the AsianShuttlecock Championships.

The event takes place from August 22-26 with theparticipation of nearly 260 coaches and athletes.

Held by the Asian Shuttlecock Federation, it offers sevensets of medals in seven categories - Men’s Team, Women’s Team, Men’s Doubles,Women’s Doubles, Men’s Single, Women’s Single, and Mixed Doubles. TheVietnamese athletes compete in all of the categories./.
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