The day before in particular, the swimming team attracted the first golds of the day to the national delegation with five gold medals, followed by the athletics team, with five golds, eight silvers and two bronzes.
In chess, the Vietnamese players showed excellent performance by winning four gold, two silver and three bronze medals, while the weightlifters won two additional gold and two silver medals.
A Vietnamese athlete in the weightlifting competition (Photo: VNA)The Vietnam visually impaired judo team also had a great day, collecting two silver medals.
On the same August 2, table tennis players from Vietnam bravely fought against strong opponents to take the first silver medal in the sporting event.
ASEAN For Games 11 will be held from July 30 to August 6 in the city of Surakarta, with the participation of 1,286 athletes, who compete in 14 sports with 907 categories.
Competitions at the ASEAN Para Games 11 are held in three locations namely Surakarta, Karanganyar and Semarang.
The Vietnam Sports Delegation, made up of 153 members, including 120 athletes, will compete in eight sports (athletics, swimming, weightlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo and archery) and is striving for 35-40 medals of gold./.
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