Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung pocketed his second gold medal on October 9 at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung at the medal podium (Photo: VNA)
Tung triumphed at the men’s 50 butterfly event for athletes with
disability category of S2-S6 within 1:17"02, followed by swimmers from
Malaysia and host Indonesia.
With this result, he also broke the current Asian record of 1:17”68.
Previously, he won a gold medal for Vietnam after finishing the men’s 50m
backstroke S5 within 38’50’’ on October 8, the second gold medal that
Vietnamese swimmers had bagged at the games.
On October 7, swimmer Nguyen Thanh Trung secured the first gold medal for
Vietnam after taking lead at the men’s 100m breaststroke event for athletes
with disability category of SB4.
Tung is among the golden hopes of Vietnam at the continental sporting event for
athletes with disabilities. At the previous Games, he earned five out of the
total nine gold medals for the Vietnamese team.
As of 10:00am of October 9, the Vietnamese delegation had won four gold, one
silver, and six bronze medals, ranking seventh in the medal tally.
At the previous Asian Para Games in 2014, Vietnam won nine gold, seven silver,
and 13 bronze medals, finishing 10th in the overall medal tally.
Source: VNA
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
