Nguyen Thuong Duc won a gold medal in the boys’ triple jump event on July 21.

Duc finished first with a result of 15.28m. He was followed by Algin Gomez of the Philippines who jumped 14.94m and Andrew Goerge Medi from Singapore on 14.48m.

Le Tien Long wins his second gold medal at the 11th ASEAN Schools Games' 3,000m event which is ongoing in Semerang, Indonesia.

Later, Le Tien Long claimed the other gold in the boys’ 3,000m after running in 8min 52.93sec. Zainon Zaiyusri Bin (8:53.55) and Selv Dinesh Varma (8:54.27), both of Malaysia, came second and third, respectively.

It was Long’s second gold at the tournament after his first in the 1,500m event on July 19.

The Vietnamese team also secured a bronze in the girls’ 200m class by Phan Vo Nhu Y who finished with a time of 25.39sec. She was behind Petraksa Sukanda of Thailand (25.14) and Diva Aprilian of the hosts (25.33).

After three days, Vietnam won four gold medals in total and temporarily ranked fifth.

Indonesia topped in the table with 19 golds. Thailand and Malaysia are close behind.

Over 130 athletes compete at 2019 national shooting tourney

More than 130 athletes of 10 teams across the country are competing at the 2019 national excellent shooter tournament, which kicked off in Hanoi on July 22.

Junior athletes to compete for national titles

Nearly 1,000 athletes will compete at the National Junior Taekwondo Championship-CJ 2019 in Lao Cai province.

Bac Giang athletes win gold at National Youth Badminton Tournament

(BGO) – The National Youth Badminton Tournament 2019 was organized in Dak Lak province from June 9-16, luring nearly 140 youth players from 21 provinces, cities and sectors across the nation.

Vietnamese athlete to compete at Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Vietnamese athlete Lam Tuc Ngan has secured a berth to compete at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

Vietnamese athlete wins gold at Asian Grand Prix Series

Quach Thi Lan won gold at the Asian Grand Prix Series in Chongqing, China, on June 4. 

Source: VNA