October 03, 2014 | 21:26 (GMT+7)
ASIAD 17: VN wins one more bronze medal
Vietnamese Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy was awarded a bronze medal on October 3rd at the Asian Games in the Republic of Korea...
Vietnamese Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy was awarded a bronze medal on October 3rd at the Asian Games in the Republic of Korea.
This is the only medal the Vietnamese team won on the last day of ASIAD 17.
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Vietnamese Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy (right)
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The 21-year-old athlete did well in his martial arts performance and defeated rivals from Thailand, Brunei and Hong Kong (China) before beating Darkhan Assadilov from Kazakhstan 7-1 in the men’s kumite category, securing a bronze medal.
Later, in the women’s U-55kg category, Tran Hoang Yen Phuong lost 0:8 to Alagasan Nisha from Malaysia due to an injury.
As of 16:00 on October 3rd, Vietnam won 36 medals at ASIAD 17, including one gold, ten silver and 25 bronze medals, ranking 21st on the medal totally.
Source: VNA