the silver medal in the women's 10m mobile target air rifle team event
at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Nov. 15.
The trio accumulated a total of 1,084 points to finish second, 62 points behind China.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea came third with 1,068 points.
The men's shooters bagged one more silver and bronze for Vietnam on Nov. 15.
Ha
Minh Thanh scored 583 points in the men's 25m individual rapid fire
pistol to equal Chinese Li Yuehong after 60 shots. But Thanh had to take
the silver as he lost to the Chinese shooter in the final 10 shots with
196.7 points, 3.1 points lower than Li's achievement.
Thanh and
his teammates, Bui Quang Nam and Pham Anh Dat, also bagged a bronze
medal in the team event with a total of 1,718 points.
Wushu
artist Pham Quoc Khanh took the bronze in the men's all-around nanquan
(ultimate fist) and nangun (rod play) with a total 19.33 points in the
men's taolu (performance) event on Nov. 15.
Vietnamese athletes took home two silver and three bronze medals in the Asian Games on Nov. 15.
International
Grand Master (IGM) Le Quang Liem gained 5.5 points to take the lead in
the men's individual chess tournament at the Asian Games in Guangzhou,
China.
Liem won five matches including two wins over the Asian
Games' defending champion Murtas Kazhgaleyev of Kazakhstan, Chinese Bu
Xiangzhi.
The 19-year-old hopes to maintain his momentum as he gets ready for his next matches on Nov. 16.
Martial
artist Nguyen Thi Bich beat Elina Chaudhary of Nepal 2-0, earning a
semi-final berth in the women's 52kg sanshou (combat) event./.
