Vietnam clinched a silver medal at the Asian U-23 Fencing Championships in Kuwait last week.

The trio Tien Nhat, Hung Duong and Nhat Minh lost 43-45 to Chinese rivals in the final match for the men’s epee team.

At the tournament, fencer Nhat Minh ranked seventh out of 45 competitors in the men’s individual epee.

Vietnam sent 15 fencers to compete in the regional event which took place from September 22-29.-VNA