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Vien claims silver at Asian Youth Games


Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has won a silver medal at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, after finishing second in the girl's 100m backstroke event.
Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien

HA NOI (VNS)—Vietnamese swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has won a silver medal at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, after finishing second in the girl's 100m backstroke event.

Vien achieved the best time in qualifying by finishing in 1:03:58. The Can Tho-born girl then achieved 1:03.46, securing second place behind South Korean Im Dasol, who finished the race in 1:03.08.

In the tennis, Ly Hoang Nam beat Thailand's Congsup Congcar 2-0 to book a place in the quarterfinals, where he will face Yang Shao of Chinese Taipei. – VNS

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