Vietnam Canoeing ranked third in Asia

The 2025 ACC Canoe Sprint Championships took place from May 5 to 10 in Nachang City, China. At this tournament, the Vietnamese canoeing team won 1 gold medal, 4 silver medals and 1 bronze medal, ranking third overall.

The precious gold medal came from the C4 Mix event. The Vietnamese canoeing team excelled in defeating strong opponents from China and Kazakhstan to win. This achievement belonged to 4 athletes Pham Hong Quan, Bui Thi Yen, Ma Thi Thuy and Hien Nam.

Vietnam team won gold medal in C4 mixed event at 2025 Asian Canoeing Championship

In the C2 women's 1,000m event, the duo Nguyen Thi Huong and Nguyen Hong Thai competed very well, surpassing the strong opponent, the resilient DPRK, to finish second after the host team China, winning the silver medal.

In the C1 women's 500m event, rower Diep Thi Huong shone with a silver medal, ranking just behind the Chinese athlete and surpassing her opponent Kazakhstan.

Vietnam Caboing Team

The third silver medal was won by rowers Diep Thi Huong and Nguyen Thi Huong in the C2 500m event. The fourth silver medal was won by rower Nguyen Hong Thai in the C1 500m event.

Meanwhile, the only bronze medal of the Vietnamese canoeing team belonged to two athletes Nguyen Thi Huong - Diep Thi Huong in the C2 200m boat event.

Medal awarding ceremony and flag salute for mixed C4 content

The impressive achievements at this tournament show the thorough investment and correct development strategy of Vietnamese canoeing. This is an important stepping stone towards major playgrounds such as Asiad and Olympics in the future.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/canoeing-viet-nam-xep-hang-ba-toan-doan-chau-a-196250511055904147.htm