Ha Tinh wins one gold on first day at national sports games for people with disabilities
(Baohatinh.vn) – This morning (10 July), in the first event of the National Sports Games for People with Disabilities 2016 (held at Tan Binh Sports Hall in Ho Chi Minh City), athlete Dang Van Cong won a gold medal in swimming.
The opening ceremony of the 2016 National Youth Championships and National Sports Championships for People with Disabilities, organised by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Paralympic Association in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, took place last night (9 July).
This is the largest games ever held, attracting more than 1,000 athletes and coaches from 27 delegations from provinces and cities across the country, competing for 680 sets of medals in seven sports: athletics, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, badminton, chess and boccia (for people with cerebral palsy). Athletics has the most medal sets, with 280, followed by swimming with 173 and table tennis with 60…
This is also the first time the National Championships have incorporated the Youth Championships, in which young athletes will compete in three sports: athletics, swimming and chess.
The Ha Tinh delegation has 13 athletes competing in two sports: swimming and athletics. The gold medal on the first day will motivate the athletes to achieve high results at the games and bring honour to their home province.
The games will run until 14 July at two venues: Tan Binh Sports Hall and Thong Nhat Stadium.
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