ASIAD 2018: Taekwondo athletes win first medal for Vietnam
Vietnam grabbed the first medal at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) after its athletes secured a bronze medal in the men’s team poomsae event on August 19 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam grabbed the first medal at the 2018 AsianGames (ASIAD) after its athletes secured a bronze medal in the men’s teampoomsae event on August 19 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In the first performance of the semi-final, Vietnamese athletes Thien Phung,Tien Khoa, and Thanh Trung scored equal points with their rivals from theRepublic of Korea. However, in the next demonstration of playing on thebackground music, the Korean athletes were evaluated to perform at a moredifficult level.
In the women’s team category, world champion Chau Tuyet Van and her teammatesfailed to enter the semi-final after being defeated by Korean rivals.
In the women’s individual category on August 19, Van lost to Defia of the hostIndonesia in the quarterfinal.
Meanwhile, noVietnamese athletes qualified for the medal competing round in the men’sindividual category.
The Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 opened in Jakarta onAugust 18 with the theme “Energy of Asia”.
Vietnam’s sports delegation to the ASIAD consistsof 532 members, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at least three goldmedals, with at least one in an Olympic sports category.-VNA
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Vietnamese taekwondo athletes (Source: thethao.thanhnien.vn)