(Cinet) – At the 3rd Asian Youth Para Games, Vietnam gained 16 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes ranking 6th among 30 nations at the festival.
The first Games took place in Hong Kong in 2003, growing steadily into a premier sporting event and even considered as a stepping stone to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.
Vietnam sports consists of 34 members. The festivla consists of 15 games, including 7 games such as athletics, swimming, chess, judo, badminton, weightlifting and table tennis.
Nguyen Ngoc Hiep won his second gold medal in two days after winning the men’s 400m junior T11 with a time of 56.62sec. His teammate Tran Manh Tung came second with 64.45. In swimming, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ha won the women’s 100m breaststroke SB8 in 1:55.29.
Teammates Truong Quang Gon came second in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 and Vu Xuan Nhat placed third in the men’s 100m freestyle S12.
In swimming, Le Dinh Thu took out the men’s 100m backstroke Sb11 while Nguyen Thi Den topped the women’s 100m breaststroke Sb5.
The Games, which will wrap up on October 30, saw athletes compete across 14 sports, a significant increase on the five sports contested in the 2009 Games in Tokyo.
Next year’s Asian ParaGames will take place in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.
Đăng ký: VietNam News