Two more silvers for Vietnam at ASIAD 16

Vietnam’s sports delegation won two more silvers and four bronzes on
Nov. 16, bringing the total number of medals to four silvers and seven
bronzes after four days of competition at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD
16) in Guangzhou, China.

One silver medal was earned by international chess grand master Le Quang Liem at the men’s individual event.

Liem
pocketed 7.5 points after nine games, levelling with eventual
gold-medal winner Kasimdzhanov Rustam of Uzbekistan. Liem lost out as he
had been defeated by Rustam in their match on Nov. 16.

Wushu
martial artist Nguyen Thanh Tung took another silver with a combined
performance of taijijan and taijiquan that earned him 18.32 points,
finishing second behind his powerful Chinese rival.

Vietnamese
wushu sanshou artists Vuong Dinh Khanh and Nguyen Minh Thong carried off
two bronzes after being defeated by their Chinese and RoK rivals in the
men’s 70kg and 60kg category, respectively.

Two other bronzes were taken by Ly The Vinh and Duong Anh Vu in the men’s three-cushion billiards individual event./.

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Vietnamese athletes set off for Asiad 16

Vietnam’s athlete delegation to the 16th Asian Games (Asiad 16) organised a departure ceremony in Hanoi on Nov. 7.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan attended the event,
encouraging the athletes to achieve good results at Asiad 16, scheduled
to take place in China ’s Guangxi province from Nov. 12-27.

Le Quy Phuong, Deputy General Director of the General Sports
Department and Head of the delegation, said Asiad 16 will be a big
challenge to the Vietnamese athletes.

However, they
are now ready to compete and expected to bring home from 4-6 gold
medals, helping the nation to rank in Top 15 at Asiad 16, Phuong added.

Vietnam is sending a 392-member delegation to
the games, including 260 athletes – the largest number so far – who will
compete in 29 sport and sub-sports events.

Experts
said Vietnam pins high hopes on its strong sports such as sepak
takraw, shooting, wushu, karate and chess, but it is likely to make
surprises in Olympics sports, namely track and field, swimming,
taekwondo and weightlifting./.

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