Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on October 7 won a bronze medal at the 2015 Military World Games, which is taking place in the Republic of Korea. 


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Vien, Vietnam’s only representative at the Games, finished third in the women’s 800m freestyle event after clocking 8:39.91. 

China’s Zhang Yuhan took the gold medal with a time of 8:29.83 and her teammate Dong Fuwei pocketed the silver in 8:38.41 . 

Vien will compete in the women’s 200m individual medley event on October 9. 

The 2015 Military World Games is taking place from October 7-10. 

Last week, Vien won seven gold medals for Vietnam at the Asian Age Swimming Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

VNA