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| Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên adds two bronze medals at the Asian Swimming Championship’s women’s 200m individual medley in Tokyo, Japan. — VNS Photo |
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên won two bronze medals at the Asian Swimming Championship which closed yesterday in Tokyo, Japan.
Viên came in third with a time of 2min 12.95sec in the women’s 200m individual medley.
Japanese Ohashi Yui took the gold medal with a time of 2:11.46, which is the championship’s new record. Her teammate Imai Runa claimed the silver medal with a time of 2:12.58.
Hours later she finished third in the 800m event, clocking 8:38.21.
Chinese swimmers Hou Yawen (8:26.49) and Dong Jie (8:35.21) bagged gold and silver, respectively.
In the previous two days, Viên earned a gold medal and set a record in the 400m IM and won a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle.
In other events yesterday, Lê Nguyễn Paul and Trần Duy Khôi finished No 5 and No 6 in the men’s 100m backstroke final.
As it was the final day of swimming, Viên’s achievements were also Việt Nam’s results at the Tokyo tournament. — VNS
