During the swimming competition at the ongoing 8^th National Sports Festival, swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc from Da Nang gave impressive performances in both individual and relay events.

Local swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc

In detail, on 1 December, Phuoc set a new record after finishing the men’s 100 freestyle race in 49.79 secs, which broke the festival’s previous record.

On 3 December, Phuoc took the gold, and established a new festival record of 53.63 secs in the men’s 100m butterfly event, breaking his own previous record of 54.47 secs set at the 6^th National Sports Festival in December 2010.

On 5 December, the ‘extraordinary man of the Han River’ continued setting a new record of 1 min 48.57 in the men’s 200m freestyle event, breaking the previous festival record of 1 min 51.95.

In addition, Phuoc along with his male relay teammates namely Ngo Dinh Chuyen, Tran Dinh Thanh and Ngo Van Phap  have earned the gold in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay race in 3 mins 28.77. This outstanding achievement broke the previous festival and national record of 3 mins 29.82.

On the same day, local bowling players Dao Manh Truong and Huynh Ba Phuoc grabbed the silver in the men’s doubles category.

In the chess competition, Hoang Canh Huan and Nguyen Van Thanh, who competed in the men’s team category, got the bronze.

Weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan in the men’s 56kg category added 3 bronze medals to the Da Nang team.

Muay Thai fighters Ngo Hong Giang and Le Van Long officially entered the semi-finals in the men’s 86kg and 67kg categories respectively.

Currently, the team from Da Nang temporarily ranked 4^th out of 65 paticipating teams in the medal table with 24 gold, 22 silver and 37 bronze medals.

Ha Noi now ranks top of the participating teams with 123 gold, 119 silver and 101 bronze medals.

Ho Chi Minh City lie in the second place with 93 gold medals, 69 silver and 74 bronze.

The Military finish in the third with 44 gold medals, 48 silver and 68 bronze.