VN bag four silver medals at junior championship

July 14, 2016 - 09:00

Việt Nam won four silver and three bronze medals at the Cambodian Southeast Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2016

Vietnamese athletes pose for photo calls after finishing their tournament in Cambodia with four silver medals. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam won four silver and three bronze medals at the Cambodian Southeast Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships that ended on July 12.

On the last day of competition in Phnom Penh, Vũ Quang Hiền won the bronze medal in the boys’ U18 singles category.

Last year, the team had won one silver medal and five bronze medals.

Singapore made a clean sweep of the gold medals in the team events for the first time to top the medal tally.

Besides four team titles, the 14-member strong youth contingent also won six gold, five silver and six bronze medals in the four-day tournament.

Players from six other Asean countries -- Laos, the Philippines, Cambodia and Thailand, besides Việt Nam and Malaysia – also competed in the 22nd edition of the championships. — VNS

 

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