Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung breaks ASEAN Para Games record

In the first swimming competition on September 19, swimmer Vo Thanh Tung excellently broke the record for the men's 200m freestyle in the S5 disabled category with a time of 2 minutes 59.17 seconds at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games taking place in Malaysia.

Thanh Tung's strong stride brought him to the finish line first. Photo: TP

Video clip Thanh Tung wins gold medal in men's 200m freestyle S5 disabled category. Made by. TP

Thanh Tung completely dominated his opponents in the first final round. In this round, only the home athlete Jaremy Siga could keep up with Thanh Tung in the first 50m. But then, Thanh Tung broke away with a powerful stroke to reach the finish line first with a time of 2 minutes 59.17 seconds. Thanh Tung's result also broke the current ASEAN Para Games record of 3 minutes.

Thanh Tung's joy after breaking the record. Photo: TP

This is the 9th gold medal of the Vietnamese delegation at the ASEAN Para Games 2017. Thanh Tung was awarded a bonus by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dat - Herbalife VN communications director - for this impressive achievement.

Thanh Tung (middle) and Danh Hoa (right) on the medal podium. Photo: TP

Herbalife gives a "hot" reward to swimmer Thanh Tung. Photo: TP

Speaking to Tuoi Tre, Thanh Tung said: “I was also surprised to break the ASEAN Para Games record, but it was also the result of my team and I’s focused training. This achievement was partly thanks to using the Herbalife-sponsored nutrition regimen to increase the amount of training.”

According to TTO