VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Pham Hoang Thang beat China's Tian Shiwei 21-19, 21-9 in the men's singles final to win gold at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday, Dec 15.
Earlier, Thang defeated Thailand's Meepian Subpong 2-1 in semi-final and Indian Dillashwar Rao 2-0 in quarter-final.

Wheelchair racer Nguyen Thanh Thao finished second in the women's 100m with a time in 20.16 seconds, two hundredth of a second faster than Chinese Zhou Hong Zhuan, who came third.


China's Hung Lisha won gold in 17.83sec.


Trinh Cong Luan, 38, took a silver in the men's shot-put with a 10.05m attempt in the cerebral palsy category yesterday.

Gold medal went to Iran's Bagheri Jeddi Jalil, who achieved a 10.89m put, while his team-mate Zqout Khamis came third.

Wheelchair badminton player Truong Ngoc Binh bagged a bronze medal after a 2-0 (21-12, 21-14) loss to Chan Ho Yuen from Hong Kong.


The 20-year-old Cao Ngoc Hung also ranked third for the bronze medal in the men's discuss yesterday.


On Tuesday, swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won a gold in the men's 50m freestyle. Viet Nam rank 11th in medal tally with two golds, two silvers and four bronzes after the third day of competition.


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