At the congress held last year in Indonesia, the Vietnamese weightlifting team for PWDs won 10 championships and that was the basis for coach Le Quang Thai and the players to boldly propose similar targets at the ASEAN Para Games. 12 in Cambodia.
Athlete Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan won 2 gold medals in the women's 55 kg class, breaking the congress record. Photo: PHAM DUONG
According to the revised and applied regulations from ASEAN Para Games 11, at this year's congress, the organizers continue to award 2 sets of medals for each weight class, including the best performance and the best general election performance. . Starting with the absolute victory of winning both 2 kg gold medals of female athlete Dang Thi Linh Phuong, male colleague Le Van Cong (men's 50 kg class) also did the same with the best weight of 49 kg with the same success. total weight 168 kg. Six consecutive ASEAN Para Games from 496 to present, this athlete from Ha Tinh has no rival in the regional arena. He is also the first Southeast Asian athlete to win gold at a Paralympics (Rio 2007 - Brazil) besides holding the world record of 2016 kg that he set in Brazil.
With 3 more double championships of Nguyen Binh An (men's 54kg), Nguyen Van Hung (men's 72kg) and Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan (women's 55kg), the Vietnam PWDs weightlifting team completed the target of 10. Gold medal at ASEAN Para Games 12, just behind the Indonesian delegation (17 golds) on the total table including 38 competitions.
According to former head coach Nguyen Hong Phuc, this is a positive signal of the Vietnam PWD team after many fluctuations in the past time, in which, many injured players have to be absent from major sports events. .
After the ASEAN Para Games, the weightlifting team will continue to participate in the World Championships taking place in Dubai in August to accumulate points for the Paris 8 Paralympic Games and prepare the team to compete at the ASIAN Para Games in Hangzhou ( China) in October.
As of 19:7 p.m. on June 6, the Vietnam PWD team had surpassed the set target of 50-55 gold medals, continuing to consolidate its third position on the congress table with 57 gold medals - 48 silver medals - 71 Bronze medal, behind 2 delegations Indonesia and Thailand.
