Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao brought the second gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia.


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Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao brought the second gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018. (Source: dantri.com.vn)


Thao obtained the gold in the women’s long jump with the achievement of 6m55.

This is also the first gold medal won by Vietnamese track and field athletes at ASIAD 2018. 

Earlier, Quach Thi Lan bagged the fourth silver in the women’s 400m hurdles with 55.30, while Nguyen Thi Oanh earned a bronze medal in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with 9’43.83.

On the same day, Vietnamese Pencak Silat artists pocketed three silver medals at the largest regional sport event.

With one gold, four silver and one bronze medals recorded on the ninth competition day on August 27, the Vietnamese sport delegation jumped to the 20th in the medal tally.

The delegation consists of 523 people, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at least three gold medals at ASIAD 2018, which is taking place in the two major Indonesian cities - Jakarta and Palembang - from August 13 to September 2.

At the previous ASIAD in 2014, Vietnam won one gold, 10 silver and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally.

Vietnamese athlete rewarded after winning gold medal


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Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao brought home the second gold medal for Vietnam on August 27 at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in Indonesia 



Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who brought home the second gold medal for Vietnam on August 27 at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in Indonesia, received a reward of 50 million VND (2,150 USD) the same day.

The sum was awarded by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who is also President of the Vietnam Olympics Committee.

Thao won the women’s long jump with a leap of 6.55m, securing the country’s first ever gold medal in track and field at the continental sporting event.

Thao won a silver medal at the previous ASIAD in 2014 in Incheon of the Republic of Korea and triumphed at the Southeast Asian Games in 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Earlier, the female rowing team secured the first gold medal for Vietnam at ASIAD 2018 after finishing the women’s lightweight quadruple sculls event in 7 minutes and 01.11 seconds.

With Thao’s gold medal, the Vietnamese delegation jumped from 24th to 20th in the medal tally by the end of August 27.

The delegation consists of 523 people, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at least three gold medals at ASIAD 2018, which is taking place in two major Indonesian cities - Jakarta and Palembang - from August 13 to September 2.

At the previous ASIAD in 2014, Vietnam won one gold, 10 silver and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally.

VNA