Vietnam wins second gold medal at ASIAD 2018

Hanoi, August 28 (VNA) – Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao brought the second gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia on August 27. Thao obtained the gold in the women’s long jump with the achievement of 6.55 metres. This is also the first gold medal won by Vietnamese track and field athletes at ASIAD 2018. Earlier, Quach Thi Lan bagged the fourth silver in the women’s 400m hurdles with 55.30 seconds, while Nguyen Thi Oanh earned a bronze medal in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with 9 minutes and 43.83 seconds. On the same day, Vietnamese Pencak Silat artists pocketed three silver medals at the largest regional sport event. With one gold, four silver and one bronze medals recorded on the eight competition day on August 27, the Vietnamese sport delegation jumped to the 19th in the medal tally. The delegation consists of 523 people, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at least three gold medals at ASIAD 2018, which is taking place in the two major Indonesian cities - Jakarta and Palembang - from August 13 to September 2./.