Table tennis

Trần Huy Bảo of HCM City (left) defends his title at the annual Table Tennis Clubs Cup by Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper which closed on Sunday. Photos of organisers

HÀ NỘI — Trần Huy Bảo and Nguyễn Thị Nga won gold medals at the annual Table Tennis Clubs Cup by Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper which closed on Sunday in the capital city.

Defending champion Bảo of HCM City defeated Nguyễn Xuân Diện of Hải Dương in the men's elite final match. 

Đỗ Tuấn Kiệt and Nguyễn Trung Kiên, both of Hà Nội, finished in third position.

On the women's side, Nga from Hà Nội beat Bùi Ngọc Lan of Hải Dương to top the podium. 

Nguyễn Thị Nga of Hà Nội wins women's elite category.

Đinh Thị Huệ of Hải Dương and Vũ Hoài Thanh of the Military team secured bronze medals.

Both Bảo and Nga will take part in the National Sport Games which will be held next month in Quảng Ninh.

“The athletes competed really well at this tournament showing all of their abilities for the highest results. This is the last test for them ahead of the Games which will lure the strongest national competitors," said coach Ngô Thu Thủy of Hà Nội.

At the event, which returned after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers also delivered awards to winners of 11 other categories of age groups.

The tournament saw the participation of more than 300 athletes from November 3 to 6 at Hà Nội's Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium. VNS