ASIAD 19 September 26: Waiting for good news from swimming and shooting

17:00: Gymnastics without medals

Young athlete Pham Phuoc Hieu - younger brother of former athlete Pham Phuoc Hung - ranked only 15th out of 18 in the men's all-around final with a total score of 73.398. Ranked first, second and third were Zhang Bo-heng (China, 89.299), Takeru Kitazono (Japan, 87.032) and Lan Xing-yu (China, 84.965).

14:11: Boxing wins

Nguyen Van Duong entered round 32 in the 51-57kg category and won 4-0 against Gyamjo Buddha (Nepal).

14:10: eSports misses out on medals

Vietnam lost to Thailand in the bronze medal match in Arena of Valor, with a score of 0-2, failing to win the first medal in this sport.

13:55: Tennis empty-handed

Ly Hoang Nam stopped in the third round of the men's singles after losing 0-2 (1-6, 4-6) to Korean tennis player Hong Seong-chan. At this point, Vietnamese tennis no longer has any representatives at the 19th ASIAD.

Taekwondo lost the match

After Le Thi Dung lost her opening match in the women's 53kg category, boxer Tran Thi Anh Tuyet defeated Cambodian opponent Aliza Chhoeung 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the women's 57kg category. Facing defending champion Luo Zongshi of the host country, Anh Tuyet lost 0-2 overall.

Vietnamese shooting "missed" medal

Expected to win medals, but Vietnamese shooters could not win. In the 10m mixed air rifle team event, the Vietnamese team only ranked fifth with 1,092.14 points. In the individual event, Nguyen Tuan Anh also ranked sixth overall with 374 points.

Shooter Nguyen Tuan Anh

Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh ranked 4th in the women's 25m air pistol qualifying round after 3 rounds. On the morning of September 27, she will shoot the last 3 rounds to determine her position among the 8 shooters in the final round in the afternoon.

Judo lost heavily

Le Anh Tai stopped in the round of 16, after losing to his UAE opponent in the men's under 90kg category.

4x100m mixed relay team stops

The Vietnamese team with Ngo Dinh Chuyen, Do Ngoc Vinh, Pham Thanh Bao, and Nguyen Hoang Khang only ranked 11th in the qualifying round of the men's 4x100m mixed relay and could not enter the final.

9:40: Quang Thuan and Hung Nguyen enter the 400m medley final

Competing in the qualifying round of the men's 400m medley, Tran Hung Nguyen finished third in the first round with a time of 4 minutes 22 seconds 97. In the next qualifying round, Nguyen Quang Thuan - Anh Vien's younger brother - although swimming in the 6th lane, continuously broke away, from the second to last position to finish in fourth place, just behind the two home swimmers and the Japanese athlete. The time of 4 minutes 22 seconds 79 helped this 17-year-old swimmer enter the final round of the event tonight.

ASIAD 19 medal table (as of September 25)

Shooter Ngo Huu Vuong brought home a valuable silver medal on the second day of competition (September 25) and he and his teammates are expected to continue to reap impressive achievements for the Vietnamese sports delegation, including a gold medal.

Ngo Huu Vuong brought home the first silver medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation.

This morning, the trio of shooters Ngo Huu Vuong, Nguyen Cong Dau and Nguyen Tuan Anh will compete in the finals of the 10m mixed air rifle in both the men's individual and team events. In the finals of the 25m individual and women's team pistol, Nguyen Thi Huong, Nguyen Thuy Trang and Trinh Thu Vinh will also be in action from 9am.

Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh

In addition to veteran shooter Ngo Huu Vuong, two strategic "cards" Nguyen Tuan Anh and Trinh Thu Vinh are expected to create a surprise. Nguyen Tuan Anh almost won a bronze medal in the 10m mobile target air rifle event when he had the same score and had to shoot off with opponent Jeong You-jin (South Korea), while Trinh Thu Vinh is a shooter who just won a ticket to the 2024 Olympics.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang decided to change the color of his medal.

In swimming, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang is ready to set the track ablaze in the final round of the 1,500m freestyle event in the evening, at 6:55 p.m. Huy Hoang won a silver medal in this event at the 2018 ASIAD and is ready to compete for medals with very strong opponents at this year's games.

Other Vietnamese swimmers will compete in the qualifying round from the morning with Nguyen Thuy Hien, Pham Thi Van (women's 100m freestyle); Tran Hung Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Thuan (men's 400m medley), Vo Thi My Tien (women's 400m freestyle), Ngo Dinh Chuyen, Tran Hung Nguyen, Pham Thanh Bao, Nguyen Hoang Khang (men's 4x100m freestyle).

Nong Van Huu competes in the qualifying round of the wushu men's boxing competition

In taekwondo, Pham Dang Quang (63 kg men), Vu Thi Dung (53 kg women), Tran Thi Anh Tuyet (57 kg women) competed in the qualifying round of the combat events. In wushu, Do Duc Tai and Nong Van Huu competed in the qualifying round of the men's Nam Quyen; Phan Thi Tu Binh and Dang Tran Phuong Nhi competed in the women's Nam Quyen; Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hien competed in the quarter-finals of the women's 52 kg combat category; Hua Van Doan competed in the quarter-finals of the men's 56 kg category. In boxing, Nguyen Van Duong competed in the first qualifying match of the 57 kg category.

In gymnastics, Pham Phuoc Hieu will compete in the final of the rings at 2 p.m. In tennis, Ly Hoang Nam will compete for a ticket to the quarterfinals with Song Heong-chan (Korea).

Golden board of achievements of Vietnam Sports Delegation

Silver medal (1): Ngo Huu Vuong (shooting)

Bronze medals (5): Dinh Thi Hao, Du Thi Bong, Ha Thi Vui, Ho Thi Ly, Le Thi Hien, Pham Thi Hue, Pham Thi Ngoc Anh, Tran Thi Kiet (rowing, women's 8-boat heavy double oar), Bui Thi Thu Hien, Luong Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Giang, Pham Thi Thao (rowing, women's 4-boat heavy double oar), Dinh Thi Hao, Du Thi Bong, Ha Thi Vui, Pham Thi Hue (rowing, women's 4-boat single oar), Bac Thi Khiem, Pham Ngoc Cham, Ly Hong Phuc, Pham Minh Bao Kha (taekwondo, mixed team competition), Tran Ho Duy (taekwondo, performance)

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/asiad-19-ngay-26-9-cho-tin-vui-tu-boi-va-ban-sung-20230926080954524.htm