Phong takes Asian silver, qualifies for world gymnastics championship

Your browser does not support the audio element. SEA Games champion Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong made a big step in his career with a second-place finish in the men's rings, his favourite apparatus, and secured Việt Nam's second spot at the World Gymnastics Championship later this year.

 

Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong competes in the  三 二nd SEA Games in May in Cambodia. He won a silver at the Asian Gymnastics Championship on June  一 七 in Singapore. Photo dantri.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong won a silver medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships which came to an end in Singapore on June  一 八.

SEA Games champion Nguyễn Văn Khánh Phong made a big step in his career with a second-place finish in the men's rings, his favourite apparatus, and secured Việt Nam's second spot at the World Gymnastics Championship later this year.

The Vietnamese youngster took  一 四. 三 六 六 points to win the silver, his first major success.

The gold medal went to Chinese Lan Xingyu with  一 五. 二00 points while the bronze was won by Ng Kiu Chung of Hong Kong with  一 四. 一00 points.

Phong's medal was the only one of Việt Nam from the continental championship.

He will join his tea妹妹ate Lương Vĩ Văn at the world tournament which will be organised between September  三0 to October  八 in Belgium.

Văn earlier secured his place after being one of six qualifiers from the men's all-round event.

The Belgian competition is the  二0 二 四 Paris Olympic Games qualifier. The top three highest-ranked teams in the team final will automatically qualify a full team of five gymnasts for the Games.

Việt Nam sent a squad of five men and four women to the Singapore competition which attracts athletes from  二 五 countries and territories. — VNS

 

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