Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang unexpectedly won gold medal at Asian Swimming Championship

(Dan Tri) - At the Asian Swimming Championship taking place in India, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang excellently won the Gold Medal (HCV) in his specialty, the men's 1,500m freestyle swimming.

The final round of the men's 1,500m freestyle swimming event took place last night (September 29). Nguyen Huy Hoang competed with very strong opponents such as Hinata Ando (Japan), Yi Shun-wang (Hong Kong, China), Ilya Sibirtsev (Uzbekistan), as well as the athlete (athlete) of the host country, India, Kushagra Rawat.

Nguyen Huy Hoang won the Asian gold medal for the first time in his career (Photo: Tien Tuan).

As a result, Nguyen Huy Hoang competed very well, he finished first with a time of 15 minutes 15 seconds 01, winning the gold medal. This is the first time Nguyen Huy Hoang won an Asian gold medal.

Second place went to Ilya Sibirtsev (Uzbeksitan) with a time of 15 minutes 23 seconds 35. Third place went to Kushagra Rawat (India) with a time of 15 minutes 30 seconds 88.

Even the 15 minutes 15 seconds 01 is not the best achievement of Vietnam's number one swimmer. Nguyen Huy Hoang once achieved a time of 14 minutes 41 seconds in the men's 1,500m freestyle, which is also a national record.

The 11th Asian Swimming Championship took place from September 28 to October 10. On the first day of competition on September 28, the Vietnamese swimming team won 3 medals.

These are the Silver Medal (HCB) in the women's 200m freestyle swimming event of Vo Thi My Tien, Silver Medal (HCB) in the women's 1,500m freestyle swimming event of Nguyen Kha Nhi and Bronze Medal (HCĐ) in the men's 200m breaststroke swimming event of Pham Thanh Bao.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/kinh-ngu-nguyen-huy-hoang-bat-ngo-gianh-hcv-giai-boi-vo-dich-chau-a-20250930085827798.htm