Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The National Defence Sports Centre 5 were at the top of the National Junior Swimming Championship on July 16, after three days of the competition.
The event is being held at the My Dinh National Sports Complex in Ha Noi.
So far, the team have won 16 golds, seven silvers and four bronzes.
Currently, the National Defence Sports 4 come second, with 13 golds, 10 silvers and three bronzes. Long An finish third with 11 golds, eight silvers and five bronzes.
In the boys’ 100m butterfly race (for 14-15 year), Tran Hung Nguyen of the National Defence Sports Centre 5 triumphed with a time of 58.89secs. Vo Du Truong of the National Defence Sports Centre 4 and Nguyen Ha Khang of Vinh Long were the runners-up.
On the women’s side, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao of Dong Nai took the lead at 1:07.12, while Ton Nu My Ngoc of Da Nang and Nguyen Hoang Dung of Ben Tre finished at second and third places, respectively.
In the boys’ 400m freestyle (14-15 years), Nguyen of Centre 5 triumphed again, with a time of 4:14.70. Vo Minh Khang of Long An took the silver medal, while Truong of Centre 4 won the bronze.
In the boys’ 400m freestyle (12-13 years), Bui Huu Hieu of Can Tho won the gold medal with a time of 4:19.20. Nguyen Van An of Hai Duong and Truong Viet Vu of HCM City took the silver and bronze medals home, respectively.
In the 800m freestyle for girls (14-15 years), Nguyen Hoang Dung of Ben Tre won the gold medal after clocking a time of 10:14.95. Tran Thi Dieu Hien and Huynh Thi Ngoc Thy of Long An were the runners-up.
The Quang Binh team also won a gold medal on July 16 in the girls’ 1500m freestyle category, thanks to Mai Thi Linh who completed it in 17:57.92. Tran Thi Hong Cam of Long An and Le Thi Loan of Centre 5 won the silver and bronze, respectively.
The annual event, which has the participation of 220 swimmers from 24 teams, will end on July 18. — VNS