Athletes secure gold at Petanque Asian Championships 2024
VOV.VN - Vietnamese athletes outplayed their Malaysian opponents in the final game of the Petanque Asian Championships 2024 in Chinese Taipei, on November 24, bringing home the team’s only gold medal.
Taking on Malaysian opponents in the finals, duo Kim Thanh and Kim Thao put in strong displays to clinch an important 13-5 victory, winning a gold medal in the women’s doubles category.
The event attracted 11 teams, and to make it all the way to the final, Vietnam defeated Japan in the quarter-final stage and Indonesia in the semi-final stage.
Overall, Vietnam won one gold, one silver, and one bronze medals at the second Petanque Asian Championships in Chinese Taipei.
In 2025 Petanque will be included among the 50 sports to be competed at the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 33) in Thailand. The recent Petanque Asian Championships 2024 provided a chance for Vietnamese athletes to prepare for the regional event.
