In the afternoon the same day, Vietnamese weightlifters gained six more medals (four gold and two silver).

Le Van Cong bagged two gold in the men’s 49-kg, while Nguyen Binh An got two gold and Huynh Ngoc Phung two silver in the men’s 54-kg.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Hai got the first gold medal in track-and-field for Vietnam, in the women’s shot put F57 event. Hai is one of the most successful athletes with F57 disabilities of Vietnam. In the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia last year, she brought home three gold medals.

ASEAN Para Games 12: Vietnam has first two gold medals

Swimmers Vo Huynh Anh Khoa and Vi Thi Hang brought home the first two gold medals for Vietnam on June 4. 

Khoa, classified S8, came first in the 400m men’s freestyle event clocking 5 minutes 20:94 seconds to earn the gold medal.    
     
Meanwhile Hang, classified S7, set a new Southeast Asian record of 6 minutes 57:95 seconds in the 400m women’s freestyle. The old record was 9 minutes 34:94 seconds.  

At the previous ASEAN Para Games, swimmers contributed 27 out of the total 65 gold medals of the Vietnamese team. They are expected to bring more gold for the country this year./. VNA