Vietnam’s swimming and athletic teams on September 19 pocketed four more gold medals at the 9th ASEAN Para Games held in Malaysia.
Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung at the 2014 Asian Para Games |
The ASEAN Para Games is a biannual multi-sport event held after every Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for ASEAN athletes with physical disabilities. The ASEAN Para Games 2017, which will last until September 23, has seen the participation of all member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Vietnamese players vie for medals in eight events, including swimming, track-and-field, weightlifting, chess, badminton, bocce, football for the visually-impaired and table tennis.
Source: VNS