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Two Hai Duong finswimmers win golds at Asian championship

TIEN HUY • 30/11/2023 09:21

Hai Duong finswimmers brought home two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the biggest finswimming tournament in Asia.

z4925241696780_5f494d220e3ca0693091616f6a9320ab(1).jpg — Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh (second from right on podium 1) wins a gold medal in her first time competing in the Asian tournament (photo courtesy of the provincial finswimming team)

Three out of four Hai Duong finswimmers in the national team won medals at the Asian Finswimming Championship and Asian Juniors Finswimming Competition 2023, coach Pham Dang Khoa said on November 29.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh secured a gold medal in the junior women’s 4 x 100 m category. This is the first time Linh has topped the podium at the continent's biggest tournament.

8e2159bc-02a6-448e-b72b-442fd4cca305_1_201_a(1).jpeg — Pham Thi Thu continues to affirm her performance at the tournament (Photo: HCMC Finswimming)

Veteran finswimmer Pham Thi Thu excellently snatched another gold, a silver, and a bronze in the women’s 4 x 200 m, women’s 4 x 100 m, and 4 x 50 m mixed relay of the championship, respectively.

Le Thi Thanh Van was the last Hai Duong finswimmer to pocket a silver and a bronze for the national team at the championship.

c9dce82f-bb11-4fa1-abf8-90fc35101b94_1_201_a(1).jpeg — Le Thi Thanh Van is the last Hai Duong finswimmer to grab medals for the national team at the championship (Photo: HCMC Finswimming)

Both Thu and Van were gold medalists at SEA Games 32.

The Asian Finswimming Championship and Asian Juniors Finswimming Competition 2023 took place in Phuket, Thailand from November 22 – 29, with the participation of 370 finswimmers from 15 countries and territories.

TIEN HUY