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Vietnamese swimmers win golds, set new records at Thai championships

Vietnamese swimmers won two gold medals and set two records at the ongoing Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2024 in Bangkok.
Vietnamese swimmers win golds, set new records at Thai championships ảnh 1Tran Hung Nguyen won a gold in the men's 400IM at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2024 in Bangkok. (Photo: VNS/VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese swimmers won two goldmedals and set two records at the ongoing Thailand Age Group SwimmingChampionships 2024 in Bangkok.

Tran Hung Nguyen finished first in the men's 400m individualmedley category in a time of 4min 23.89sec, leaving his nearest rival NavaphatWongcharoen of the host country behind by almost half the length of the pool.

Nguyen's result was also a new record of the tournament, beatingthe one of 4:26.54 set by Peter Harry Whittington of Hong Kong lastyear. 

Meanwhile, Nguyen Huy Hoang won in the men's 1,500min 15:37.29, also a new tournament record.

Both Nguyen and Hoang took part in the Thai event as it is a recognised event of the International Swimming Federation. Athletes who reachOlympics' A standards will secure spots at the Paris Games.

Despite the golds and record, the Vietnamese swimmers did notqualify.

Currently, Vietnam only have one place in Paris with Hoang in the800m event after he took bronze at the 19th Asian Games last year.

At the previous 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Vietnam had tworepresentatives, Hoang in 800m freestyle and 1500m, and Nguyen Thi Anh Vien inthe women's 200m and 800m freestyle./.
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