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| On target: Le Thi Linh Chi and Tran Quoc Cuong (sixth and fifth left) attend the awards ceremony after winning bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia yesterday. Xinhua Photo |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam won two bronze medals at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on Sunday.
Viet Nam claimed a bronze medal in the men’s team taekwando poomsae event.
In the semi-final, Vietnamese athletes Tran Tien Khoa, Le Thanh Trung, Nguyen Thien Phung scored equal points with their rivals from South Korea. However, in the next demonstration, the Korean athletes were evaluated to have performed at a more difficult level.
The Philippines also won bronze medal in this division after losing to China in the semi-finals. South Korea eventually claimed gold medal.
In the women’s team category, world champion Chau Tuyet Van and her teammates Nguyen Thi Le Kim and Ngo Thi Thuy Dung failed to make the semi-final after being defeated by their South Korean rivals, but Thailand claimed a shock victory to take the title.
In the women’s individual category, Van lost to Rosmaniar Defia of the Indonesia in the quarter-final.
In other news, Vietnamese shooters took another bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed event.
Le Thi Linh Chi and Tran Quoc Cuong scored a total of 407.5 points, behind their competitors from China (473.2 points) and South Korea (467.6 points).Nguyen Duy Hoang and Awaki Ai.
Viet Nam has sent 352 athletes to ASIAD with a a target of winning at least three gold medals, including one in an Olympic sports category.
At the previous Games, Viet Nam pocketed one gold, 10 silver, and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally. — VNS
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