Vietnam secured one silver medal on the last day of the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships on October 18 in Shanghai, China.

Vietnamese athletes pose for a photo after the closing ceremony of the Asian Canoe Sprint Championship

The world junior champion Truong Thi Phuong finished second in the women’s C1 500m event with a time of two minutes, 10.04sec.

Earlier, Truong Thi Phuong, Le Chung Thu, Tran Thi Lan and Nguyen Thi Ngan came third in the women’s K4 200m with a time of 45.13sec.

Phuong and Ngan, as a pair, then secured third place in the women’s K2 500m event, timing 2min 3.01 sec.

The three-day competition saw Kazakhstan come out on top with 15 gold medals. The hosts China took second with nine titles.

VNA