Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (R) won bronze in the men’s 800m freestyle event (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Weight lifter Thach Kim Tuan, a hope of gold medal for Vietnam, only bagged silver in the men’s 56kg event.Meanwhile, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won bronze in the men’s 800m freestyle event.As of 22:00 on August 20, Vietnamese athletes owned one silver and three bronze medals, ranking 16th in the medal list.China continued leading the list with 15 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals, followed by Japan with 8 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals, and the Republic of Korea with 5 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals.