Weightlifter Nguyen Thanh Xuan. Photo: Huy Hung/VNA
(VOVworld) - Vietnam’s athletes secured six more gold medals at the 8th ASEAN Para Games in Singapore on Saturday and set two new records in swimming and weightlifting. Nguyen Thanh Xuan broke the men's 65kg ASEAN Para Games record with a 171kg lift, while swimmer Pham Anh Tu won the men’s 400m freestyle with a record time of 5 minutes and 37.82 seconds. Late Saturday, Vietnam ranked 3rd in the medal tally with 74 medals, including 24 gold, trailing Malaysia and Thailand, who led with 35 gold medals.