The Vietnamese delegation brought home 2 silver and 2 bronze medals on 24 August  – the 6^th competition day at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia, ranking 16^th in the medal tally.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA)

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won a silver medal at the men’s 1,500m freestyle event, the first ASIAD silver in swimming for Viet Nam.

Finishing at 15:01.63, Hoang lost the gold medal to his Chinese rival Sun Yang who completed the race at 14:58.53.

The other silver was carried off by female rowers -  Pham Thi Hue, Dinh Thi Hao, Le Thi Hien and Tran Thi An - at the women’s four event with 7:14.52.

The same day, marksman Ngo Huu Vuong won bronze after beating his Chinese rival 6-1 at the men’s 10m running target event, while Duong Thi Thanh Minh brought home a bronze medal in the women’s Ne-waza Ju-Jitsu 49kg event.

This is the first time Vietnam has earned a medal in a Ju-Jitsu event, as well as the first time this sport is included in ASIAD. The medal also marks the first major success from Minh, who used to be a Judo athlete.

However, a technical error deprived gymnast Le Thanh Tung of his medal-winning chances in the men’s vault event, which marked a disappointing end for the Viet Nam gymnastics team who will go home empty-handed.

Viet Nam’s female football team lost 3-4 to Taiwan in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw in the 120 minutes of the quarterfinal of the ASIAD 2018.

As of 10.00pm on 24 August, Viet Nam ranked 16^th in the medal tally with 1 gold, 6 silver, and 9 bronze medals. China kept its first position with 66 gold medals, followed by Japan with 29 golds, and the Republic of Korea with 23 golds. Host Indonesia was in the 5^th place with 9 gold medals.

(Source: VNA)