At the ongoing 18th FINA World Championships in the Republic of Korea, the 19-year-old finished the men’s 800 m freestyle in 07:52.74, meeting the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) of 7:54.31.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang becomes the first Vietnamese athlete to book a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

However, this is not Hoang’s best time, as he won a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina with a time of 07:50.20.

At the current tournament, he also competes in the 1,500 m freestyle, which will take place on July 27.

The Quang Binh-born athlete first triumphed in the 1,500 m freestyle at a national tournament in 2016. Afterwards, he won a gold and silver medal in the same event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games, respectively.

Asian Para Games 2018: Swimmer brings home another gold

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung pocketed his second gold medal on October 9 at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung claims third gold at Asian Para Games

Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung clinched his third gold medal at the ongoing 2018 Asian Para Games (APG) in Indonesia after taking top honor in the men’s 200m freestyle S5 event on October 10.

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.

Source: VNA