Latest Para Games 12 medal tally: Vietnam has 18 gold medals

Dang Phuong Linh (middle) won 2 gold medals for the Vietnamese delegation at the 12th Para Games. (Photo: Huynh Thao/VNA)

At the end of the first official competition day at the 12th ASEAN Para Games, the Vietnamese Disabled Sports Delegation impressed with a "shower" of gold medals.

On June 4, the Vietnam Disabled Sports Delegation won a total of 18 Gold medals, 16 Silver medals and 18 Bronze medals.

The Swimming Team won 7 Gold medals, belonging to Vo Huynh Anh Khoa, Vi Thi Hang (2 Gold medals), Nguyen Van Hanh, Nguyen Thanh Trung, Vo Thanh Tung and the "Quartet" Vo Huynh Anh Khoa, Quach Van Vinh, Nguyen Ngoc Thiet and Nguyen Hoang Nha (4x100m freestyle).

The Weightlifting team also contributed 3 Gold medals, from athletes Dang Thi Linh Phuong, Le Van Cong and Nguyen Binh An (each won 2 Gold medals).

The Athletics team also contributed 2 Gold medals from Nguyen Thi Hai in shot put and Tran Van Nguyen (javelin throw).

At the end of the competition day, the Chess Team also brought home 3 more Gold medals (1 individual, 2 team).

This achievement helped the Vietnam Disabled Sports Delegation rank 2nd in the overall medal tally of the 12th Para Games.

The Indonesian Paralympic Team is currently leading the overall medal tally with 31 Gold medals, 27 Silver medals and 17 Bronze medals.

Thailand ranked third with 15 gold medals, while the Philippines surpassed Malaysia (ranked fifth) to rise to fourth place with 9 gold medals.

The next positions respectively belong to the delegations of Singapore, Myanmar, host Cambodia, Timor Leste, Laos and Brunei.

According to VNA

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