The 1,500m freestyle is Nguyen Huy Hoang 's forte. With good form, the Vietnamese swimmer "opened" the gold medal for the Vietnamese swimming team at the 2025 Asian Championship.

The Quang Tri athlete finished with a time of 15 minutes 15 seconds 01, followed by Sibirtev (Uzbekistan, 15 minutes 23 seconds 35). This is Nguyen Huy Hoang's first individual Asian gold medal in his career.

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Huy Hoang won the gold medal for the first time.

Previously, the swimmer born in 2000 won the 32nd SEA Games with a time of 15 minutes 11 seconds 24 at the 32nd SEA Games-2023. At the 19th Asian Games, Huy Hoang ranked 4th with a time of 15 minutes 04 seconds 06.

Also at the final on September 29, Tran Hung Nguyen won silver in the men's 400m individual medley, with a time of 4 minutes 20 seconds 30. In this event, Nguyen Quang Thuan - younger brother of Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, ranked 4th with a time of 4 minutes 21 seconds 25. The athlete who won gold was Yichen Xie (China, 4 minutes 19 seconds 34).

In addition, Vo Thi My Tien won a bronze medal in the women's 400m medley with a time of 4 minutes 49 seconds 81. In the men's 4x200m freestyle relay, the Vietnamese swimming team including Tran Van Nguyen Quoc, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Nguyen Quang Thuan, and Tran Hung Nguyen ranked 7th (7 minutes 38 seconds 18).

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/kinh-ngu-huy-hoang-gianh-hcv-chau-a-2447499.html