The silver medal was in Chinese chess in the mixed team category.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women volleyball team had a successful competition day, beating the Republic of Korea 3-2 in the group stage, advancing to the second round.

Vietnam's xiangqi team at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

In the qualifying round of the women's kayak single 500m event, Ngo Phuong Thao finished in 5th place with a record of 2 minutes 25 seconds 717, entering the semi-final round. In the qualifying round of the 200m women's single canoeing event, Nguyen Thi Huong finished in second place after 53.437 seconds, progressing to the final round.

On October 1, the Vietnamese Sepak Takraw women’s team of four had a victory against Myanmar, while the men’s team was defeated by Indonesia.

In weightlifting, weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh and Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan were unsuccessful in the final of the men's 61kg weightlifting category.

In Roller Sports, Vietnam had to stop in the qualifying round. At the same time, track-and-field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh also missed medal chance in the 1,500-m event.

On the day, runner Tran Thi Nhi Yen won a ticket to the final round in the women’s 200m event.

In the men’s 3,000m hurdles, SEA Games champion Nguyen Trung Cuong made a mistake which led to unaccepted results.

As of the end of October 1, the Vietnamese delegation have won one gold, two silver and 12 bronze medals, ranking 14th overall.

Asian Games medal tally: China dominates in gold

As of Wednesday noon, hosts China topped the 2023 Asian Games tally with 58 gold medals, leaving the second place South Korea far behind.

Vietnam secures first silver medal at ASIAD 2023

Shooter Ngo Huu Vuong secured the first silver medal for Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China's Zhejiang province on September 25.

Asian Games: Vietnamese athlete pockets bronze medal in taekwondo

Tran Ho Duy of Vietnam on September 24 secured a bronze medal in the men’s individual poomsae category of taekwondo at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China.

Vietnamese rowers bring home first Asian Games medal

Vietnam’s rowers won the first medal at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in Hangzhou, China on September 24.

Former coach wins first-ever world pickleball gold for Vietnam

Truong Quang Vu has made history for Vietnamese pickleball when he became the first athlete in the country to win the World Pickleball Championship men’s individual gold in Bali, Indonesia.

Source: VNA