VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Minh clinched a double in men’s athletics at the ninth ParaGames in Malaysia yesterday.

Nguyen Hoang Minh runs in his 800m event at the ParaGames. — Photo courtesy of Nam Trung

Minh took his first gold in the men’s T12 400m with a timing of 53.93sec.

His teammate Nguyen Van Binh was close behind with a timing of 54.38sec to take the silver.

Chaiya Som-dech of Thailand tried his best in the last few metres but could only take the bronze medal, clocking 54.44sec.

Minh then took part in the 800m event and met with no difficulty in dominating the race with a timing of 2min10.31sec.

Binh was again the first runner-up, and Agustinus Tinabela of Indonesia took the third spot.

Minh is expected to complete a hat-trick at this games, as he will compete again in the next few days.

Tran Van Nguyen won a title in the men’s F40/41 javelin event.

He threw 30.72m in his first attempt, which was also his best in six attempts.

However, it was enough to take him to the title.

He was followed by Muhammad Diroy of Singapore and Malaysian Richard.

In the morning session, Trinh Cong Luan triumphed in the men’s F56 discus throw.

Other track-and-field athletes also pocketed silver and bronze medals.

Cao Ngoc Hung took a silver in the men’s F57 discus throw. The Paralympic bronze medallist wanted to change the colour of the medal that he had won two years ago in Singapore but failed.

Nguyen Hoang Minh of Viet Nam (centre) and teammate Nguyen Van Binh celebrate their 400m victory on the podium of the ParaGames in Malaysia. — Photo courtesy of Thai Duong

Nguyen Ngoc Hiep was second in the men’s T11 400m. Tran Van Duc finished second in the men’s T46 800m.

Nguyen Thi Thuy failed to retain her title in the women’s T44 200m event. The 53-year-old was at the third place. Cielo Honasan of the Philippines claimed the gold, while Karisma Evi Tiaran of Indonesia secured the silver.

In powerlifting, Viet Nam won two golds through defending champions Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan (women’s 55kg) and Dang Thi Linh Phuong (women’s 50kg).

Loan lifted 103kg and set a new record at the tournament. The old record was 102kg, which she had set two years ago in Singapore.

Phuong also did a good job as her 100kg result was a new bar at the ParaGames. She broke her own record of 93kg that was made two years ago.

The powerlifters from Viet Nam also won two silver medals in the men’s 59kg pool through Nguyen Van Phuc and men’s 65kg class through Nguyen Thanh Xuan. The only bronze of the day went to Nguyen Thanh Thuy in the women’s 61kg category.

In the morning, swimming and athletic representatives grabbed four gold medals for Viet Nam.

Vo Thanh Tung won his second gold at the men’s S5 200m freestyle event. His first gold was at the 100m freestyle event. The Paralympic silver medalist finished first at 2min and 59.7sec, setting a new record at the Games. Jamery Siga of the host country came in second, with a time of 3:12.45, while Danh Hoa of Viet Nam stood at third place at 3:12.75.

Minutes later, Tran Quoc Phi won the men’s S3 100m freestyle swimming race and was timed at 1:01.62.

Nguyen Thanh Trung defended his title in the men’s SB4 100m breaststroke, his second title in Kuala Lumpur. On Monday, Trung secured the 50m-breaststroke event.

Trinh Cong Luan was the only track-and-field athlete to triumph in the morning.

His throw at the men’s F56 discus event was at 29.65m. On Monday, Luan won a silver in the javelin throw event.

Apart from the golds, the Vietnamese representatives also took home silver and bronze medals.

Following the morning session, Indonesia maintained the top position with 30 golds, while Malaysia stood at second place with 24 titles.

After the second day of competitions, Viet Nam stood at the third position with 18 titles.

Indonesia remained the strongest contingent, having won 37 events. Malaysia narrowed the gap with them, and have five gold medals less. 

Source: VNS