Gymnasts Phan Thị Hà Thanh and Phạm Phước Hưng have qualified to represent Việt Nam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.
The curtain closed on the eighth ASEAN Para Games (APG) with a
spectacular ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands and the official handover
to the next host country, Malaysia.
Vietnamese athletes topped the ranking at the swimming event with six
gold medals and three Games records after the first day of the ASEAN
Para Games (APG) in Singapore.
The Singapore''s ASEAN Para Games, which officially
kicked off yesterday, is an exuberant celebration of the mental and
physical strengths of people of all abilities.
Viet Nam won 10 gold, two silver and eight bronze medals to temporarily
rank fourth at the 2015 ASEAN School Games at the Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah Stadium, Brunei, yesterday.
Phan Thi Ha Thanh missed her chance to compete at
the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil after failing in the women''s
gymnastics individual all-around category at the ongoing World
Gymnastics Championships in Scotland.
Viet Nam finished the sixth CISM Military World
Games, which closed in South Korea yesterday, capturing one gold, one
silver, two bronze medals and setting a new record.
