Ha Thanh wins gold medal in Croatian competition
Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal at the Grand Prix Osijek on April 26 in Croatia.
The Vietnamese, who stood second in the qualifying round, triumphed in the women's vault event with her result of 14,525 points. Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland came second (14,413) and Teja Belak from Slovennia was third (14,350).
It is her second title in almost a week.
Earlier, Thanh topped the same event at the Artistic&Rhythmic Gymnastics World Top Competition in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The World Cup winner will later take part in the all-round and parallel events.
In Osijek, Thanh's teammate Pham Phuoc Hung claimed a silver medal in the men's parallel category. Hung won 15,625 points to finish the second, a big jump compared to sixth position he scored during the qualifying rounds.
Slovenia's Mitja Petkosek who took 15,725 points won a gold medal while Oleg Stepko of Azerbaijan came third with 15,325.
Another Vietnamese, Dang Nam, will later compete in the men's rings.
Five Vietnamese athletes are participating in the tournament. They are also members of the squad that will compete at the coming 18th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, RoK in September.