Vietnamese lifters bag gold medals in Hungary contest

Vietnamese champions won two gold medals at an open weightlifting championship in Budapest, Hungary, last weekend.
Vietnamese champions won two gold medals at an open weightlifting championship in Budapest, Hungary, last weekend.

Tran Le Quoc Toan triumphed in the men's U56-kilogram category with a total lift of 281 kilograms. His female teammate Do Thi Thu Hoai won the 48-kilogram event with a lift of 175 kilograms.

Vietnam has sent three athletes to the competition, which is considered a warm-up event and part of the team's three-month training course for the coming Asian Games in the Republic of Korea in September.-VNA

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