Wushu artists win three silvers at ASIAD
Wushu martial artists sailed to three silvers in the fifth day of competition at the Asian Games on Nov. 17.
Wushu martial artists sailed to three silvers in the fifth day of competition at the Asian Games on Nov. 17.
Nguyen Thi Bich took a silver medal after losing to Chinese E Meidie in the final sanshou (combat) event of the women's 52kg weight category at Nansha Gymnasium.
Her teammate Phan Van Hau failed to overpower host Li Xinjie in the men's 56kg class final earlier in the day while Nguyen Van Tuan was defeated by Chinese Zhang Junyong in the men's 65kg final, forcing both to settle for silver.
Vietnamese taekwondo athletes earned three bronze medals in their debut at the Asian Games the same day.
Duong Thanh Tam and Nguyen Trong Cuong battled to bronze in the men's 74kg and 87kg weight categories, while Vu Thi Hau added one more to the women's team in the 49kg class.
In tennis, Nguyen Hoang Thien took a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Al Nabhani Mohammed of Oman in the men's singles first round at the Aoti Tennis Centre.
The 15-year-old and his teammate Le Quoc Khanh then cruised past Qatari Al Mutawa and Zayed 6-2, 6-3 in the men's doubles later in the day.
In the other men's singles match, Vietnamese Do Minh Quan also dominated his opponent, Pariva Jeetendra from Nepal , in two sets, 6-1, 6-1.
On the badminton court, Nguyen Tien Minh waltzed over Parupalli Kashyap from India 21-14, 21-20 in the men's singles round of 32.
As of Nov. 17, Vietnam has won seven silver and 10 bronze medals in the medal tally./.
Nguyen Thi Bich took a silver medal after losing to Chinese E Meidie in the final sanshou (combat) event of the women's 52kg weight category at Nansha Gymnasium.
Her teammate Phan Van Hau failed to overpower host Li Xinjie in the men's 56kg class final earlier in the day while Nguyen Van Tuan was defeated by Chinese Zhang Junyong in the men's 65kg final, forcing both to settle for silver.
Vietnamese taekwondo athletes earned three bronze medals in their debut at the Asian Games the same day.
Duong Thanh Tam and Nguyen Trong Cuong battled to bronze in the men's 74kg and 87kg weight categories, while Vu Thi Hau added one more to the women's team in the 49kg class.
In tennis, Nguyen Hoang Thien took a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Al Nabhani Mohammed of Oman in the men's singles first round at the Aoti Tennis Centre.
The 15-year-old and his teammate Le Quoc Khanh then cruised past Qatari Al Mutawa and Zayed 6-2, 6-3 in the men's doubles later in the day.
In the other men's singles match, Vietnamese Do Minh Quan also dominated his opponent, Pariva Jeetendra from Nepal , in two sets, 6-1, 6-1.
On the badminton court, Nguyen Tien Minh waltzed over Parupalli Kashyap from India 21-14, 21-20 in the men's singles round of 32.
As of Nov. 17, Vietnam has won seven silver and 10 bronze medals in the medal tally./.
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