HA NOI (VNS)— Nguyen Thi Anh Vien added another gold to her pocket yesterday after winning the Nanjing Asian Youth Games' girls' 200m individual medley event in China.

The Can Tho Province-born swimmer left all rivals behind to top the category, her strong point, with a time of 2min 15.09min.

The first runner-up was Sarisa Suwannachet of Thailand who finished 2:17.28. The second was Lee Hee-eun of South Korea, at 2:17.93.

It was Vien's second gold and third medal from Nanjing City.

On Wednesday, she earned a gold in the 200m backstroke. Vien, who bagged a silver in the 100m backstroke on Tuesday, finished first with a time of 2min 12.65 – her best for the season.

In the fast lane: Viet Nam's Nguyen Thi Anh Vien yesterday wins a gold in the girls' 200m IM event, making her the country's third medal winner at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. — XINHUA/VNA Photo

Second place went to Im Dason of South Korea (2:15.09) who beat Vien in the 100m backstroke. Wan Ching Man Andrea of Hong Kong came third (2:19.82).

The Olympian Vien will next compete at the 50m backstroke event today.

Vien's teammate Tran Duy Khoi later grabbed a bronze in the boys' 200m individual medley.

With a time of 2:06.64, Khoi finished third after Quah Zheng Wen of Singapore (2:04.86) and Lee Hohyun of South Korea (2:05.58).

Viet Nam on Wednesday pocketed another gold medal in track&field event.

Nguyen Thi Truc Mai made a stunning leap of 5.90m to win the girls' long jump, leaving behind Hong Jingwen from China and Chuaimaroeng Parinya from Thailand.

On the track, Vietnamese athletes also grabbed two silvers. The girls' 100m hurdle was won by Nguyen Thi Lan and the 2,000m steeplechase, by Tran Thi Mai.

Viet Nam have strongly improved their position in the ranking. With three gold, four silver and two bronze medals, the team rank eighth.

China have no rivals for top place. They have 37 golds, 21 silvers and 21 bronzes. South Korea are running second while Thailand replace North Korea in third place. — VNS