Pham Thanh Bao opened the gold medal for the Vietnamese swimming team at the Asian age group tournament.
Tran Hung Nguyen also made a mark in the 200m medley for men aged 18 and over, winning the gold medal with a time of 2 minutes 03 seconds 35. This is Nguyen's forte and he also affirmed his ability to step onto the highest podium.
Tran Hung Nguyen won gold medal in 200m medley
Vietnam's No. 1 swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang also won first place, winning the gold medal in the 800m freestyle event for the 18+ age group. Huy Hoang's achievement was 8 minutes 01 seconds 69. This achievement helped him break the tournament record, the old record set by Rawat (India) in 2019 with the parameter of 8 minutes 10 seconds 05. This is the event in which the Quang Binh swimmer won a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics thanks to his bronze medal achievement at the 19th ASIAD with the impressive parameter of 7 minutes 51 seconds 44.
The fourth gold medal won by the Vietnamese swimming team on the first day of competition at the Asian age group swimming tournament was won by swimmer Duong Van Hoang Quy in the 15-17 age group of the men's 200m medley with a time of 2 minutes 08 seconds 21.
Nguyen Huy Hoang won gold medal, broke record in 800m freestyle at 2024 Asian age group swimming championship
This Asian age group swimming competition is not counted as a qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Strong countries in the continent such as China, Korea, etc. do not send their teams to participate, helping to increase the competitive opportunities for Vietnamese swimmers as well as other countries and territories.
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