Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Archer Chu Duc Anh secured a gold medal in the men's recurve(one-stringed bow) for Vietnam at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian(SEA) Games.
Anh defeated KhairulAnuar Mohamad from the host country of Malaysia 6 – 2 on August 20.
Bui Truong Giang, head of Vietnam’s archery division, called Anh’s gold medal avery special one.
Earlier,archers Nguyen Tien Cuong and Chau Kieu Oanh grabbed a bronze medal at themixed team compound.
ChauKieu Oanh won a silver medal in the women’s individual compound event, thefirst medal for Vietnam at the largest regional sport event.
Thetrio Chau Kieu Oanh, Le Ngoc Huyen and Nguyen Thi Nhat Le pocketed another silverfor Vietnam in the women’s team compound category.
Tenarchery categories are featured at the Games, consisting of individual recurve(men and women), recurve team (men, women and mix), individual compound (menand women) and compound team (men, women and mix).
Vietnamsent more than 470 athletes to compete at the Games in Malaysia from August19-30. They are scheduled to take part in 32 out of 38 sports and meet about6,000 athletes from 10 other countries in the region.-VNA