Vietnamese swimmers begin journey at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Culture - Sports - Tourism - PublishedTime : 09:38, 25/08/2021
Paralympic swimmer Vo Thanh Tung (Photo: VNA)
In the morning, Nhu is set to compete at the qualification of the women’s 50m freestyle S6. The top eight in the qualification will advance to the final held in the afternoon.
The female swimmer attended the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.
Meanwhile, Tung will represent Vietnam at the men’s 200m freestyle S5.
He won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and three golds together with two silvers at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia.
Five years ago, Vietnamese athletes with disabilities made their mark at the 15th Paralympics when they won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
The Tokyo Paralympics is being held from August 24 to September 5 with the participation of 4,400 athletes from 160 countries and territories around the world.
VNA