May 23, 2017 | 21:15 (GMT+7)
Vietnam pockets gold medal at Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2017
PANO – Gymnast Le Thanh Tung won the men’s gold medal for Vietnam at the vault event of the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2017, held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 18 to 21.
Le Thanh Tung receiving the gold medal. Photo: tienphong.vn
Tung scored 14.563 points
at the final round, surpassing strong competitors from Japan and the Republic of Korea. This is the first-ever men’s gold medal for Vietnam in the regional event.
In addition, the Vietnam men’s gymnastics team also secured a bronze medal in the men’s parallel bars competition thanks to Gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh who scored 14.05 points.
Translated by Lam Anh