China leads after third day of competition; Vietnam hopes Duong Thuy Vi wins medal

Concluding the third day of official competition at ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese sports delegation did not win any more medals as the athletes all missed their opportunities in a regrettable manner.

The Vietnamese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of ASIAD 19. (Source: VNN)

* To date, the Vietnamese sports delegation has won 6 medals, including 1 silver and 5 bronze. With this achievement, Vietnam ranks 19th on the overall medal table of ASIAD 19.

However, the number of medals for the Vietnamese sports delegation is likely to change on September 27th as they compete in several strong disciplines.

Yesterday, martial artist Hua Van Doan defeated his South Korean opponent Hong Minjun 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the men's 56kg wushu category. This means Van Doan is guaranteed a medal at the 19th Asian Games.

On the ASIAD 19 medal table, the Chinese sports delegation firmly holds the number one position with 53 gold medals, 29 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals.

On September 26th, the host country's sports delegation won an additional 14 gold medals.

The South Korean sports delegation remains in second place with 14 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals.

Meanwhile, the Japanese team also won three more gold medals, consolidating their third-place position with 8 gold medals, 20 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals.

The Indonesian sports delegation also performed successfully, increasing their tally to 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 5 bronze medals, ranking 7th in the overall medal standings of ASIAD 19.

The Thai sports delegation also won 2 gold medals and 5 bronze medals, placing them 9th overall.

* On September 27th, the Vietnamese sports delegation will compete in 7 sports at ASIAD 19, including shooting, table tennis, swimming, chess, esports, taekwondo, and wushu.

Today, 2014 ASIAD champion Duong Thuy Vi will compete in the women's sword event at 9:40 AM and the women's spear event at 3:35 PM.

Duong Thuy Vi is the hope that can help Vietnamese sports change the color of its medals at ASIAD 19.

In chess, player Le Tuan Minh will compete in two decisive games in the rapid chess event.

Le Tuan Minh is currently tied for second place with 5 points out of 7 games, 0.5 points behind the leader Wei Yi (China).

If Tuan Minh can defeat the top seed Yi Wei (China) in the eighth round, he will have a strong chance of competing for the gold medal.