Vietnam wins one silver, two bronzes at Asian canoe champs

October 20, 2017 | 14:48
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Vietnam secured one silver medal on the last day of the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships on October 18 in Shanghai, China.
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The world junior champion Truong Thi Phuong finished second in the women’s C1 500m event with a time of two minutes, 10.04sec.

Earlier, Truong Thi Phuong, Le Chung Thu, Tran Thi Lan and Nguyen Thi Ngan came third in the women’s K4 200m with a time of 45.13sec.

Phuong and Ngan, as a pair, then secured third place in the women’s K2 500m event, timing 2min 3.01 sec.

The three-day competition saw Kazakhstan come out on top with 15 gold medals. The hosts China took second with nine titles.

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