Vietnamese athletes win four more gold medals at ASEAN Schools Games

ABO/NDO- Vietnamese athletes won four more gold medals and four silvers on June 4 at the ongoing 13th ASEAN Schools Games in the central city of Da Nang.

Specifically, in the women's 1,500m run event, Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh won the gold medal while Nguyen Khanh Linh won the silver medal.

In the men's high jump event, Nguyen Thanh Phat secured the gold and Nguyen Van Tuan Anh bagged the silver.

In the women's long jump event, Ha Thi Thuy Hang took the gold while Le Thi Nhu Quynh won the silver.
In the women's 400m run, Le Thi Tuyet Mai grabbed the gold, while Vu Ngoc Khanh achieved the silver in the men's 400m run event.

Le Thi Tuyet Mai (centre) wins the gold medal in the women's 400m run event.

After two days of competition, the Vietnamese athletics team won nine gold medals, seven silvers, and one bronze. Of them, Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh won two gold medals in the 3,000m and 1,500m run events while Le Thi Tuyet Mai bagged two golds in the 400m run and 400m hurdle events.

Themed “Connect to shine together”, the 13th ASEAN Schools Games gathers more than 1,300 students and coaches from 10 countries in the region, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The event is taking place from May 29 to June 9, featuring six sports: swimming, basketball, badminton, track and field, Pencak Silat, and Vovinam.

(Source: NDO)