Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have basically completed their preparations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 8 in France, according to Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Ha Viet.
Dang Thi Linh Phuong will take part in the Paris Paralympics as Vietnam's fourth powerlifter.
Three powerlifters have qualified for Vietnam's Paralympic team, increasing the total number to six.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team clinched two gold medals at the 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup which is currently being held in Pattaya in Thailand.
Le Tien Dat and Do Thanh Hai are two first Vietnamese athletes earning their official spots to compete at the Paralympic Paris 2024.
The Vietnam Paralympic Committee is striving to attract 1.5 million out of more than 7 million persons with disabilities (PwDs) nationwide to participate in sports and physical activities by 2030.
Vietnam's delegation arrived home with three silvers and one bronze at the Dubai 2024 Para Powerlifting World Cup.
VOV.VN - As many as 50 coaches and athletes with disabilities have attended a swimming master class put on by experts Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Julia Harbough of the United States.
Swimmer Le Tien Dat brought the first gold medal to Vietnam in the men's 100 metre breaststroke SB5 event on October 27 during the ongoing fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
VOV.VN - A ceremony to send off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the fourth Asian Para Games was held on October 10 in the central city of Da Nang.