Viet Nam wins first gold medal at Asian Games

The womens sepak takraw team secured the first gold medal for Viet Nam at the ongoing 15th Asian Games (ASIAD 15) in Doha, Qatar, after beating their Thai rivals 2-1 on Dec. 6.

This is also the first gold medal in the womens sepak takraw team event that Vietnamese players have brought home from the Asian Games so far.

Also on the fifth day of ASIAD 15, Nguyen Manh Cuong, Nguyen Van Tung and Tran Hoang Vu carried off a bronze in the mens 10m running target mixed team event of the shooting competition.

By 21:00 on Dec. 6, Viet Nam ranked 11th in the medal table with one gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

(Source: VNA)