Games (ASIAD) with one gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze medals, ranking
23rd in the medal tally after 13 days of competition in Guangzhou,
China.
The bronze was earned by chess players Hoang Thi Bao Tram, Pham Thi Thao
Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Thanh An, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong and Nguyen Thi Tuong
Van in the women’s team event.
The same day, karate
martial artist Nguyen Minh Phung triumphed over his rivals from
Tajikistan and Qatar in the men’s 75kg category. However, he lost 0-1 to
China and 3-4 to Kim Do Won from the Republic of Korea in the battle
for the bronze medal.
Meanwhile, female karate
martial artist Bui Thi Trieu won 6-0 over Nepal in the 61kg category in
the first round of eight, but lost to her Uzbekistan opponent in the
next round.
Wrestlers Luong Thi Quyen and Pham Thi
Hue in the women’s 63kg and 55kg category, respectively, performed
unsuccessfully in the first round of eight. Wrestler Tran Thi Hoa also
failed to win a bronze after losing to rival Manyurova Guzel from
Kazakhstan in the women’s 72kg category.
The majority of medals belonged to China with 192 gold, 113 silver and 96 bronze, followed by the Republic of Korea and Japan./.
