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Vietnamese gymnast takes Asian silver, qualifies for world gymnastics championship

Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Khanh Phong won a silver medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships, which came to an end in Singapore on June 18.
Vietnamese gymnast takes Asian silver, qualifies for world gymnastics championship ảnh 1Vietnamese gymnast Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (Photo: sggp.org.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Khanh Phong won asilver medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships, which came to an end inSingapore on June 18.

The SEA Games champion made a big step in hiscareer after finishing second wth 14,366 points in the men's rings, his favourite apparatus,and secured Vietnam's second spot at the World Gymnastics Championship laterthis year.

The gold medal went to Chinese Lan Xingyu with 15,200 points whilethe bronze was won by Ng Kiu Chung of Hong Kong with 14,100 points.

Phong's medal was the only one of Vietnam at this continentalchampionship.

He will join his teammate Van Vi Luong in the world tournament, which will take place from September 30 to October 8 in Belgium.

Luong earlier secured his place after being one of six qualifiersfrom the men's all-round event.

The Belgian competition is the 2024 Paris Olympic Gamesqualifier. The top three highest-ranked teams in the team final willautomatically qualify a full team of five gymnasts for the Games.

Vietnam sent a squad of five men and four women to theSingapore competition, which attracted athletes from 25 countries andterritories./.

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