The Vietnamese sports delegation won the first gold medal at the 19th ASIAD. In the shooting event, men's 10m air pistol, shooter Pham Quang Huy excellently defeated many experienced athletes from Korea, China, and Uzbekistan to win the championship.
In the afternoon of the same day, athlete Nguyen Van Khanh Phong also excellently won the silver medal in his specialty, the hanging hoop, with a score of 14.600, only behind the host athlete Lan Xingyu.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung sent a letter of encouragement to the Vietnamese sports delegation for the above mentioned consecutive successes.
Shooter wins first ASIAD 19 gold medal for Vietnam: A family man, student of coach Hoang Xuan Vinh
Quang Huy and the Vietnamese shooting team won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal at the 19th ASIAD.
The letter reads: "I am very happy to hear that the Vietnamese sports delegation has won the first gold medal at the largest sports event in the continent - ASIAD 19 taking place in Hangzhou, China.
On behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and with my personal feelings, I would like to warmly commend and send my warmest congratulations to the entire Vietnamese sports delegation for their solidarity, efforts in competing and winning 1 silver medal, 10 bronze medals, especially shooter Pham Quang Huy who competed bravely, resiliently, excellently overcame strong opponents and won the prestigious 19th ASIAD gold medal.
Competing at the largest sports arena in the continent, with the participation of the top athletes of the continent and the world, is always a huge challenge for the participating athletes in general, and the athletes of the Vietnamese sports delegation in particular. The domestic fans always follow and cheer for the athletes in every minute of the competition.
Pham Quang Huy packs up his 19th ASIAD gold medal to bring home to join his parents' 'treasure'
Hopefully, the achievements of the athletes in general and athlete Pham Quang Huy today will be the catalyst to ignite the fire of belief and aspiration for each member of the Vietnamese sports delegation, and will be the luggage to bring to each match so that the whole delegation can continue to compete well in the following days of the congress."
Pham Quang Huy surpassed many strong shooters
As of the afternoon of September 28, the Vietnamese sports delegation had won 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 10 bronze medals, ranking 15th overall.
With the gold medal won in shooting, athlete Pham Quang Huy received a big bonus. In addition to the state bonus of 140 million VND for the gold medal and 55 million VND for the bronze medal, Quang Huy also received a bonus of 600 million VND: the Vietnamese sports delegation received a bonus of 400 million VND; the Vietnam Shooting Federation awarded 100 million VND; the Hanoi National Sports Training Center awarded 200 million VND for each gold medal, including 100 million VND for the athlete and 100 million VND for the coach. Hai Phong awarded 140 million VND. Thus, Quang Huy received 935 million VND.
Hopefully, this will be an encouragement for the Vietnamese sports delegation in the next competition days at ASIAD 19.
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