Vietnam secures four bronze medals at Asian Games Wednesday

By VNA September 27, 2023 | 06:40 pm PT

Vietnamese wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi performs at Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on September 27, 2023. Photo by VnExpress

Wushu and taekwondo athletes on Wednesday secured four bronze medals for Vietnam at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

Taekwondo fighter Bac Thi Khiem won a bronze in the women's 67kg category. Wushu artists Duong Thuy Vi, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, and Hua Van Doan brought home the three other medals.

As of 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday, China continued to top the medal tally with 76 golds, 43 silvers, and 21 bronzes, followed by the Republic of Korea with 19 golds, 18 silvers, and 33 bronzes; Japan with 15 golds, 27 silvers, and 24 bronzes.

Vietnam ranked 11th with one silver and nine bronze medals.

Vietnam athletes aim to achieve 2-5 gold medals at the 2023 Asian Games which is close to the country's achievement in Indonesia in 2018, which is the most successful Asian Games of Vietnamese sports to date with five golds in women's rowing, athletics, women's long jump, men's pencak silat, and women’s 400m hurdles.