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Rowers bring home two Asian championship golds
Vietnamese athletes pocketed two golds at the Asian Rowing Championship 2024 which closed on October 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The group of Nguyen Thi Giang, Phan Thi Thao, Pham Thi Ngoc Anh, Le Thi Hien, Ha Thi Vui, Dinh Thi Hao, Pham Thi Hue, Du Thi Bong, and Luong Thi Thao defeated strong competition in the women's eight event to take gold.
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Rowers bring home two Asian championship golds. |
The team left powerful Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan a distance behind from the beginning and rowed solo to the finish.
The second gold went to the women's coxless pair of Hao and Hue, who bested rivals from China and Hong Kong to top the podium.
Vietnamese rowers also took two silvers and three bronzes in other categories to take fourth place overall.
China dominated with seven golds. Host Uzbekistan placed second with five, while Iran were in third place earning two golds and three silvers, one silver more than Vietnam.
This year's Vietnam result was not as good as back in 2022, while in Thailand, where they secured four golds for a second place finish, but commentators said it was due to the strong progress of Uzbek athletes who grabbed remarkable five golds compared to gaining none two years ago.
Vietnamese athletes will return home and prepare for the national championships later this month in the northern city of Hai Phong.
Vietnam maintained top spot in the region after winning 29 golds at the 2024 Southeast Asian Wrestling Championship & Oceania Invitational.
Tran Minh Tri took home two gold medals to help Vietnam return home with five golds in total from the ongoing World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Spain.
Vietnam pocketed three gold medals from the Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships which ended on September 22 in Hangzhou, China.
Referee Le Thi Ly from Ho Chi Minh City has become the first female referee from Vietnam to be appointed to officiate at the AFC U20 men's football tournament.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Japan Football Association (JFA) have signed a cooperation agreement as a continuation of the two national football governing bodies over the past ten years.
The Vietnamese team ranks fourth in the medal tally at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships, which has concluded in Macao, China.
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