Gymnast Ha Thanh wins gold at Croatia Grand Prix
(VOV) - Vietnam’s Nguyen Ha Thanh has scored a total of 15.013 points to pocket a gold medal in the men’s vault at the Grand Prix Osijek Zito Challenge Cup 2013 in Croatia.
On the closing day on September 15, Thanh was the only gymnast to achieve a 15-benchmark score for his extremely difficult yurchenko double pike.
Pavel Bulauski of Belarus took the silver with a 14.762 while Hoang Cuong, another Vietnamese gymnast, and Tomi Tuuha of Finland tied for third with a 14.550.
Earlier on September 14, Vietnamese gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh took a bronze medal in the women’s vault.
Vietnamese athletes had trained in Hungary for a month before the tournament took place.