Swimming 

Trần Hưng Nguyên won gold in the men's 400IM at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2024 in Bangkok. VNS Photo Quý Lượng

HÀ NỘI Vietnamese swimmers won two gold medals and set two records at the ongoing Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2024 in Bangkok.

Trần Hưng Nguyên finished first in the men's 400m individual medley category in a time of 4min 23.89sec, leaving his nearest rival Navaphat Wongcharoen of the hosts behind by almost half the length of the pool.

Nguyên's result was also new record of the tournament, beating the one of 4:26.54 set by Peter Harry Whittington of Hong Kong last year. 

Nguyễn Huy Hoàng won in the men's 1,500m in 15:37.29, also a new tournament record.

Both Nguyên and Hoàng took part in the Thai event as it is an recognised event of the International Swimming Federation. Athletes who reach Olympics' A standards will secured spots at the Paris Games.

Despite golds and record, the Vietnamese did not qualify.

Currently, Việt Nam only have one place in Paris with Hoàng in the 800m event after he took bronze at the 19th Asian Games last year.

At the previous 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Việt Nam had two representatives Hoàng in 800m freestyle and 1500m, and Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên in women's 200m and 800m freestyle. VNS