Hai takes swimming gold as Vietnam's Asian Para Games tally reaches four
Le Tien Dat took silver behind Hai, reversing their finishing positions at the 2022 Games in Hangzhou.
Vietnamese swimmer Hai won gold at the 2026 Asian Para Games with a final time of 1 minute 33.91 seconds. Le Tien Dat secured silver in 1:36.63, giving Vietnam the top two places, while Iran's Rashidabadi Ali took bronze in 1:47.78.
Dat had beaten Hai to gold at the 2022 Games in Hangzhou. Their latest medals brought Vietnam's tally to four, alongside a weightlifting silver earned by Le Van Cong and an athletics bronze won by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy.
Vi Thi Hang placed fourth in the women's S7 50-metre butterfly, recording 41.17 seconds and falling 0.37 seconds short of a medal. She also finished fourth in the women's S8 50-metre freestyle final.
In the breaststroke events, Trinh Thi Bich Nhu finished fourth in the women's SB5 100-metre final. Vo Thanh Tung placed fifth in the men's SB4 100-metre race.
The Games began on October 18 and will continue until October 24, with around 4,000 athletes and officials representing 45 National Paralympic Committees. Vietnam sent a delegation of 36, headed by Vietnam Sports Administration deputy director Nguyen Trong Ho. Its 21 athletes are entered in athletics, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis and badminton.
