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./.
