Although there is one more official competition day on June 9 at ASEAN Para Games 12, Vietnam is certain of the third place in the medal tally because it has left fourth-placed Malaysia far behind. Malaysia had won 46 gold, 38 silver and 29 bronze. 

On June 8, swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu bagged one more gold medal, one silver and one bronze, becoming the most successful Vietnamese female athlete at ASEAN Para Games 12 with a total five gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

Vietnamese swimmers won 28 gold medals and 21 silver and 32 bronze in all at the event.

Meanwhile, track-and-field athletes brought home 20 gold medals, 19 silver and 20 bronze, far exceeding the set goal of 13 gold medals for the 31-member team.

Weightlifters completed their competition at the event with 10 gold medals, while the chess team bagged a total of 8 gold medals,  11 silver, and 9 bronze.

The Vietnamese sports delegation to the event consists of 164 members, including 122 athletes, who are competing in eight out of the 13 sports at the tournament, namely track-and-field, swimming, weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and boccia.

The delegation excellently completed both targets of wining 50-55 gold medals and to be among the top four at the event.

ASEAN Para Games 12: Vietnamese swimmers continue to shine

Vietnamese swimmers continued to shine and brought home two golds, three silvers, and one bronze and set more new records at the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia on June 8.

Danh Hoa brought home one gold in men’s 100-metre freestyle S4 event and set a new record of the ASEAN Para Games with 1 minute and 36.23 seconds. He has become one of the athletes with the highest individual achievements in the Vietnamese swimming team, with four gold medals and three new records.

In the 50m freestyle S8 event, Pham Thanh Dat took home one silver, while Tran Van Mom won one bronze in the 100m freestyle S3 event.

Meanwhile, in the women's events, Trinh Thi Bich Nhu broke her own record of 1 minute and 25 seconds to set a new one of 1 minute and 23.77 seconds, earning one more gold medal for the Vietnamese team. Currently she has the highest achievement in swimming at the games with a total of five gold medals and three new records.

On the same day, athletes of the Vietnamese chess team also entered the final day of competition in the Blitz chess category. So far, they have won 18 medals, including five gold, seven silver and six bronze, ranking third in the medal tally.

Vietnamese weightlifters successfully completed the set targets with 10 gold medals won at the 12th ASEAN Para Games.

After the games, the team will participate in the World Championships in Dubai in August and prepare for the ASIAN Para Games in Hangzhou, China, in October this year.

Source: VNA