Vietnamese athletics starts favourably 
Two female Vietnamese runners Vu Thi Huong and Le Ngoc Phuong performed well on November 21 to qualify for the semi-finals on November 22 at the 16th Asian Games.
Vu Thi Huong came first in Group 1 of the women’s 100m event, with a time of 11.56 seconds, while Le Ngoc Phuong took the lead in Group 4 with 11.85 seconds.

Vu Thi Huong is considered Vietnam’s hope for gold.

In Group 2 of this event, Thailand’s Sanrat Nongnuch hit the finish line first with 11.73 seconds, while Japanese athlete Fukushima Chisato proved a strong rival when she took only 11.41 seconds to finish first in Group 3.

ASIAD-16: Vietnam carries off 22 medals  
Vietnam has won 11 silvers and 11 bronzes at the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD) after seven days of competition, ranking 20th in the medal tally as by November 19.

On November 19, Vietnam bagged a silver medal in the four-member women team’s rowing, a silver medal in chess and a bronze in women’s sepak takraw.

China still topped the ASIAD’s medal tally with 125 golds, 54 silvers and 55 bronzes. It was followed by the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Nguyen Thanh Bao wins silver in chess 
Nguyen Thanh Bao earned a silver medal in the men’s chess individual event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on November 19.

This is the eleventh silver medal for Vietnamese delegation at the games.

Nguyen Thanh Bao won his Hong Kong rival in the 7th round after missing the opportunity for a gold medal earlier.

His ability in chess is equal to that of the Chinese players.

Lai Ly Huynh beat his opponent from Macau but only came in fourth in the event.

Vietnam secure two more silvers in rowing and taekwondo

The Vietnamese sports delegation continued with their silver medal winning streak, earning two more in rowing and taekwondo in the sixth day of competition at the ongoing 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday.

Vietnamese rowers Pham Thi Hue and Pham Thi Thao gave a good performance in the 2,000m women's double scull event in the morning with a time of seven minutes, 17.15 seconds to finish second, only 11.5 seconds slower the gold medalists Tian Liang and Jin Ziwei from China. The bronze in this event went to the duo from the Republic of Korea. This silver medal marks major progress for Vietnamese rowing in the Asian arena.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese hope in taekwondo, Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu, failed to win the first gold medal for Vietnam when she lost to Thailand's Phongsri Sarita 4-3 in the final of the women's under-53kg weight category. It was a great regret for Beijing Olympian Hoai Thu who took the lead 3-1 in the first bout and almost grasped the gold as the two sides drew in the second. However, the Vietnamese fighter could not maintain her momentum in the third round when her Thai rival fought back to win 4-3 with a counter-attack in the last 20 seconds.

Vietnam have won nine silver and 10 bronze medals so far and rank 18th in the medal tally.

PV