Vietnam continues to rank first among participants at the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG 3) after snatching 19 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals on November 3.
It was followed by China with 18 golds, 11 silvers and six bronzes. Kazakhstan with eight golds, five silvers and seven bronzes came third.
On November 3, the fourth day of competition, Nguyen Tuan Hoc brought home gold in the Kurash event--a form of upright jacket wrestling which originated in central Asia and has been practiced for more than 3,500 years. He secured the top spot after defeating Boboev Uktam from Uzbekistan in the 73 kg weight division
Also on the fourth day of the competition, To Trung Hieu beat Yang Zheng from China to 2-1 to take bronze in the E-Sports’s FIFA Soccer 09 event.
November 3, however, was regrettable for Vietnam ’s Kabaddi players, who had to leave the games early after two defeats at the hands of their Indian and Sri Lankan rivals on their first day of competition.
On the same day, Pencak Silat artists from Asian countries gathered at the Hai Duong Stadium to compete in 18 matches in the qualifying round’s combat event with absolute and overwhelming victories going to those from the host country.
In Ho Chi Minh City , Li Hewen took one more Billiards & Snooker gold medal for China after defeating his Singapore rival, Chan Keng Kwang, in the men’s singles 9-ball event.
The host country’s Dang Dinh Tien made a successful start as he knocked out Al-Buaimain Mohd from Qatar in the men’s singles one-cushion Carom event.
Tien’s teammate, Cao Thanh Truc, attained an overwhelming win against his Qatar competitor, Abdulatif Al-Fawal, on November 2.
On the day, chess players stepped into the semi-finals in the men’s and women’s rapid chess events. Two Chinese players, Wang Hao and Bu Xiangzhi, will meet face to face in the final match of the men’s rapid chess event while Hou Yifan of China will vie with Qatar ’s Zhu Chen for gold in the women’s event on November 4.