Vietnam won one gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the first day of the ongoing fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 2017), in Turkmenistan, on September 18.


Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan secures the first gold medal for Vietnam with a lift of 282kg

Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan secured the first gold medal for Vietnam with a lift of 282kg, while his teammate Tran Le Quoc Toan bagged silver with a lift of 276kg.

On the women’s side, weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen pocketed a bronze medal.

The same day, Bui Thi Thu Thao secured a silver medal in the women’s long jump with a jump of 6.36 metres, finishing second to Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan who won the gold medal with a jump of 6.43 metres.

AIMAG 2017 attracts athletes from 65 countries and territories, including several from Oceania.

Vietnam sent a 164-member delegation to the event and the Vietnamese athletes are going to compete in 14 of the 21 sports at the Games with the aim of winning eight gold medals. 

 

                                                  Source: NDO

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