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Vietnam wraps up Asian Para Games 2023 with one gold, 10 silvers, 9 bronzes

Vietnamese athletes won two silver and three bronze medals on the last day of the 4th Asian Para Games that took place in Hangzhou, China, from October 22-28.

Nguyen Ngoc Hiep brought home a bronze medal in the men’s 400m-T11 athletics event. Two other bronzes were won by the chess team in the women’s team rapid PI RND7, and women’s team rapid VI-B2/B3 RND7.

Meanwhile, chess play Nguyen Thi Hong excellently defeated her Iranian rival Atefeh Naghvi Mandi and won the silver medal in the women’s individual rapid VI-B2/B3 RND7. The gold medal belonged to Indonesian player Khairunnisa.

Another silver went to runner Pham Nguyen Khanh Minh after he finished in the men’s 400-T12 final event in 50.17 seconds, 0.18 second after Iranian athlete Moradi Mehrdad.

After a week of competition, the Vietnamese delegation bagged one gold, 10 silver and nine bronze medals, ranking 22nd in the medal tally by noon on October 28./.

Rescue operations completed for deadly canoe accident off Phu Quoc Island

Rescue operations completed for deadly canoe accident off Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc special zone's authorities, in coordination with relevant agencies, have completed search and rescue operations after a tourist canoe capsized off Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang province on July 11 afternoon, and efforts are now focused on handling the aftermath of the accident and providing medical care and support for survivors.

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