On the morning of October 22 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium, Ngoc Thuy recorded a best throw of 14.65m after six attempts to finish third overall. The gold medal went to India’s Raj Suvarna with 15.66m, while Iran’s Hadidi Shahla took silver with 15.45m.
This was Ngoc Thuy’s second bronze medal at this year’s Games. Earlier, on the opening day of competition, she brought home the first medal for the Vietnamese para sports delegation with a throw of 12.16m in the women’s javelin throw F52/F53/F54.
Her consecutive results reflect her consistency and commendable efforts on the continental stage. At the 13th ASEAN Para Games earlier this year, Ngoc Thuy won gold in the women’s discus throw with a throw of 15.3m and also took silver in the women’s shot put.
Also in the morning, Nguyen Thi Hai competed in the women’s shot put final for the combined F55/F56/F57 classifications. With a throw of 8.59m, equivalent to 708 Raza points, she finished seventh overall. The gold medal went to China’s Xu Mian with 1,016 points; Uzbekistan’s Sharobidinova Mohigul took silver with 998 points; and Bahrain’s Alomari Rooba won bronze with 918 points.
In the men’s javelin throw F33/F34, Nguyen Viet Dai threw 21.26m to finish fifth. Meanwhile, in the men’s 400m T11 for visually impaired athletes, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep clocked 54.52 seconds in the heats to qualify for the final.
In the pool, swimmer Do Thanh Hai continued his campaign in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB6. He recorded 1 minute 33.28 seconds, finishing last in his heat but still qualifying for the final. Meanwhile, Ho Van Dao advanced directly to the finals of the men’s 100m breaststroke SB7 and SB8 events. The swimming finals are scheduled for 5pm today, local time.
The fourth day of competition continued to highlight the efforts of Vietnamese athletes across a range of events. The medals and final berths provide further motivation for the Vietnamese para sports delegation to compete with determination in the remaining days of the 5th Asian Para Games.
Immediately after winning the bronze medal, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy received a bonus from sponsor Natuh, presented by a representative of the Vietnamese para sports delegation, in recognition of her achievement and as timely encouragement for her continued competition.
