Jakarta (VNA) –Vietnamese female rowers bagged one more silvermedal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia onAugust 24.
The team, including Pham Thi Hue, Dinh Thi Hao, Le Thi Hien and Tran Thi An, wonthe medal at the women’s four event with 7:14.52.
Chinese rowers finished first with 7:05.50.
This was the fifth silver medal obtained by the Vietnamese sports delegation atASIAD 2018 by August 24 noon.
Earlier on August 23, the Vietnamese female rowing team, comprising Luong ThiThao, Ho Thi Ly, Ta Thanh Huyen, and Pham Thi Thao brought the first gold medalfor Vietnam, marking the first time the Vietnamese sports winning a gold at anOlympic event.
ASIAD 2018 is taking place in the two major Indonesian cities – Jakarta andPalembang, with the participation of 15,000 athletes and coaches from 45countries and territories competing in 40 sports.
The Vietnamese delegation consists of 523 people, including 352athletes. They aim to snatch at least three gold medals.
At the previous ASIAD in 2014, Vietnam won one gold, 10 silver and 25bronze medals, ranking 21st in the overall medal tally.-VNA