| Japan's Momoko Takahashi (R), Vietnam's Vu Thi Huong (C) and Uzbekistan's Guzel Khubbieva run their women's 100m final at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Monday - Photo: Reuters |
It was the country’s first medal in track and field competition since Vietnam began participating in Asia’s biggest sporting event in Seoul in 1986.
Asian champion Fukushima Chisato from Japan secured the gold with 11’’33 while Khubbieva Guzel from Uzbekistan took the silver as she finished with 11’’34.
Vu Thi Huong, who earned a gold medal in the women’s 60m category at Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam this year, and her teammate Le Ngoc Phuong reached the final round. However, Huong claimed the bronze as she was clocked in 11’’43. Phuong just crossed line at the bottom with 11’’76.
Earlier, Vu Thi Huong came first in group 1 of the semifinal round with 11’’46 at the 100 meter event while Le Ngoc Phuong just finished fifth in group 2 in the same category.
In boxing event, Vietnamese fighters exited from the competition when Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai was 3-9 knocked out by Shinmoto Aya from Japan in the quarterfinals of the women’s under 51kg category and Ngo Thi Chung was 1-10 beaten by Yun Kum Ju from North Korea in the quarterfinals of the women’s under 60kg category.
Vietnamese women’s sepaktakraw team had an 21-19, 23-21 victory over Myanmar in the women’s regu event on Monday. The Vietnamese side will meet hosts China on Tuesday before facing archrivals Thailand in the round-robin competition.
The Vietnamese team comprising Dao Trong Kien, Hoang Ngoc Nhat and Vu Van Dung suffered a 199-226 loss to Japanese team in the men’s archery event while Le Thi Bich, Nguyen Thi Nguyet and Nguyen Thi Tuoi lost 22-45 to Japanese fencers in the women’s team foil category of the fencing event.
In men’s individual road race, rider Bui Minh Thuy failed to clinch the medal when he completed the 180-kilometer stage in four hours, 14 minutes and 55.15 seconds, ranking at fifth place while his compatriot Mai Nguyen Hung did not complete his competition.
Wong Kam Po from Hong Kong bagged the gold with 4:14:54.18, Miyazawa Takashi from Japan gained the silver with 4:14:54.33 and Chinese rider Zou Rongxi took the bronze with 4:14:54.96.
Vietnam took one more bronze medal in the tenth competition day, dropping to 25th in the ranking table with 11 silvers and 12 bronzes.
China still leads with 154 golds, 77 silvers and 73 bronzes, followed by South Korea with 61 golds, 51 silvers and 66 bronzes and Japan with 32 golds, 59 silvers and 67 bronzes.
Medals Standings (at 10:00 p.m. Vietnamese time)
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | 154 | 77 | 73 | 304 |
2 South Korea | 61 | 51 | 66 | 178 |
3 Japan | 32 | 59 | 67 | 158 |
4 Iran | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 |
5 Hong Kong | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
6 Chinese Taipei | 8 | 9 | 29 | 46 |
7 Thailand | 7 | 7 | 22 | 36 |
8 India | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
9 Malaysia | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
10 Kazakhstan | 5 | 13 | 23 | 41 |
25 Vietnam | 0 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
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