Vietnam earn five golds on first day of ASEAN Schools Games
The Vietnamese squad secured five gold, three silver, and one bronze medals at the 13th ASEAN School Games (ASG) held in the central city of Da Nang on June 3.
Following the first gold by Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh in the women’s 3,000m run in the morning, the remaining four were obtained in the afternoon. Le Thi Tuyet Mai captured one in the women’s 400m hurdles with a time of 1 minute 1.87 seconds, while Duong Thi Thao claimed another with a jump of 1.74 metres in the high jump event.
In the men’s 800m run, Duong Phu Toan took home a gold medal with a time of 1 minute 55.44 seconds, while Luong Binh Duong earned a silver medal with a time of 1 minute 55.75 seconds.
Additionally, in the men’s 3,000m run, Nguyen Le Hoang Vu and Nguyen Hoang Thinh secured the first and second places with 9 minutes 29.65 seconds and 9 minutes 30.41 seconds, respectively.
Another silver was captured by Pham Xuan Tien in the men’s long jump, and the bronze one went to Trieu Thi Binh in the women’s 3,000m run.
