The Vietnamese delegation at the 20th Asian Games faces a demanding schedule across multiple venues on Sept. 26, highlighted by medal events in canoeing, shooting, and archery alongside opening rounds in badminton, boxing, and fencing.
Archery Contenders Begin Ranking Rounds at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park
Vietnamese archers open their morning slate at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park archery field. The men’s single-string bow ranking round features Nguyen Minh Duc, Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu, and Nguyen Duy, scheduled from 6:00 to 9:30 local time. Concurrently, Le Thuy Phuong Nhi, Le Pham Ngoc Anh, and Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao compete in the women’s three-string bow category. Action shifts later in the morning from 10:30 to 14:00 as Loc Thi Dao, Trieu Huyen Diep, and Hoang Phuong Thao take aim in the women’s single-string discipline, while Dang Cong Duc, Tran Xuan Huong, and Nguyen Van Day contest the men’s three-string ranking round.
Shooters Target 50-Meter Rifle Podiums in Aichi
At the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery, the women’s 50-meter rifle three-positions event gets underway at 7:45. Le Thi Mong Tuyen, Phi Thanh Tao, and Duong Ha My represent Vietnam in the qualification phase. Successful qualifiers return to the range at 12:00 for the afternoon gold medal final.
Canoeing Finals Highlight Lake Miyoshi Program
On the waters of Lake Miyoshi, Vietnamese paddlers contest crucial progression and medal races starting at 8:00. Vu Le Thien Hai races in the men’s single kayak (K1) 500-meter semifinal. Later in the morning session, Hoang Thi Huong challenges the women’s single kayak (K1) 500-meter A-final at 9:30, followed immediately at 9:50 by Hien Nam and Nguyen Hong Thai in the mixed tandem canoe (C2) 500-meter A-final.
Track and Field, Badminton, and Team Sports Action
At the Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya, Le Thi Cam Tu runs in the women’s 200-meter semifinals at 17:55, and Ho Trong Manh Hung competes in the men’s triple jump final at 18:35. Over at the Ichinomiya Municipal Gymnasium, badminton singles players Nguyen Thuy Linh and Nguyen Hai Dang start their campaigns at 7:30, alongside Nguyen Dinh Hoang and Tran Dinh Manh in the men’s doubles round of 16. In combat sports, boxer Hathi Linh steps into the Nishio Gymnasium at 10:30 for her 60-kilogram division bout, while fencers Nguyen Van Quyet, Nguyen Xuan Loi, and Le Van Bang contest the men’s team épée round of 16 at the Aichi Sky Expo. Rounding out the day’s team events, the women’s handball squad meets South Korea at Entrio at 15:30.
All schedules remain subject to adjustments determined by the Asian Games organizing committee.
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