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Vietnam wins gold at Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships

Phung Chi Kien won Vietnam's only gold medal at the 11th Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships' diving event recently held in the Philippines.
Vietnam wins gold at Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships ảnh 1Phung Chi Kien (C) wins Vietnam's only gold medal at the 11th Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships' diving event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Phung Chi Kien wonVietnam's only gold medal at the 11th Asian Age Group Aquatics Championships'diving event recently held in the Philippines.

Kien topped the ranking in the boys 13-14years old platform event with 265.55 points.

His teammate Pham Thai Thien Bao camesecond, followed by Megat Syakir Hashim Megat of Malaysia.

The last medal of the team went to Bui HongGiang who took the bronze in the girls 16-18 years old platform.

The Asian championship included swimming,diving, synchronised swimming, and water polo. Vietnam took part in the firsttwo, and pocketed 15 gold, 21 silver and 30 bronze medals to take the fourthplace overall.

The diving team won one gold, four silverand seven bronze medals, ranking fifth overall./.
VNA
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