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Unflagging: Vietnamese runner Truong Thanh Hang takes a victory lap after claiming a siver medal for Viet Nam in the women's 1,500m at the Asian Games yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh |
Hang clocked in at 4 minutes 9.58 seconds, 1.36sec slower than Bahraini Maryam Yusyf Jamal, who took the gold.
Bahraini Mimi Belete Gebregiorges came in at 4:10.42 to take bronze.
Hang's performance was the best by a Vietnamese runner since the country made its debut at the Asian Games 28 years ago.
The HCM City native, who won two gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games in the 800m and 1,500m last year, did her best to beat her previous time of 4:11.60 on the track yesterday.
"I'm very glad to win the silver today. It's beyond my expectation at the Asian Games because I just keep my eye on my favourite 800m," Hang said after the race.
"I did not believe myself in the 1,500m race, however, I tried to finish with my best time," the 24-year-old said.
Viet Nam also qualified for the women's 4x100m relay final, finishing their heat in 45.12sec yesterday.
On Monday, Hang's teammate, Vu Thi Huong, set a milestone for Viet Nam's athletics at ASIAD when she bagged a bronze medal in the women's 100m.
Viet Nam have so far won 12 silver and 12 bronze medals. They are currently 26th in the medals table.
Viet Nam yesterday beat China 2-0 in the second match of the women's sepak takraw regu event yesterday.
It was the defending champions' second win of the games.
The Vietnamese won the first hotly contested set 22-20. The second set went more smoothly for the visitors, who won 21-12.
The champions, who failed to defend their team title last week, will face Thailand in the final today.
Thailand recorded their second win yesterday beating Myanmar 21-9, 21-19.
The eagerly anticipated clash between Viet Nam and Thailand is likely to determine the competition's eventual winner as the two sides are considered the best in the world.
Meanwhile, Tran Van Long booked a berth in the final round of the men's single 200m canoe race after clocking a time of 43.075sec. — VNS
Asian Games Medals Tally
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1 China | 165 | 85 | 79 |
2 South Korea | 64 | 55 | 74 |
3 Japan | 34 | 64 | 68 |
4 Chinese Taipei | 12 | 11 | 29 |
5 Iran | 12 | 9 | 15 |
6 Hong Kong | 8 | 14 | 14 |
7 Kazakhstan | 7 | 14 | 26 |
8 India | 7 | 12 | 20 |
9 Thailand | 7 | 7 | 26 |
10 Malaysia | 6 | 13 | 8 |
11 Uzbekistan | 5 | 13 | 17 |
12 North Korea | 5 | 10 | 15 |
13 Indonesia | 4 | 8 | 10 |
14 Singapore | 4 | 6 | 6 |
15 Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 |
16 Kuwait | 2 | 3 | 0 |
17 Philippines | 2 | 2 | 8 |
18 Qatar | 2 | 2 | 4 |
19 Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 2 |
20 Mongolia | 1 | 2 | 6 |
21 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2 | 1 |
22 Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 1 |
23 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
24 Macau | 1 | 1 | 0 |
25 Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 2 |
26 Viet Nam | 0 | 12 | 12 |
27 Myanmar | 0 | 5 | 1 |
28 UAE | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
30 Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 Iraq | 0 | 0 | 2 |
32 Laos | 0 | 0 | 2 |
34 Oman | 0 | 0 | 1 |
