Thanh Tung breaks Asian record in men's 100m freestyle
On December 18, swimmer Vo Thanh Tung not only won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle in the S5 disability category, but also far surpassed the nine-year-old Asian record of Chinese athlete He Junquan (1 minute 22.10 seconds) with a time of 1 minute 19.62 seconds at the ongoing ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.
On December 18, swimmer Vo Thanh Tung not only won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle in the S5 disability category, but also far surpassed the nine-year-old Asian record of Chinese athlete He Junquan (1 minute 22.10 seconds) with a time of 1 minute 19.62 seconds at the ongoing ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.
However, the organizers have not yet recognized this record because the competition equipment at the tournament did not meet standards.
Also at this tournament, Thanh Tung won a silver medal in the 50m butterfly S5 with a time of 39.44 seconds, breaking the ASEAN Para Games record and meeting the A standard to participate in the 2012 Paralympics. However, this A standard was not recognized for the same reason. Thanh Tung said: "Although the record and A standard were not recognized, I am satisfied with the achievement. It came in a very difficult situation when I only ate instant noodles to compete because I could not eat Indonesian food."
On December 18, the Vietnamese athletes with disabilities won 11 more gold medals and broke four more ASEAN Para Games records. Thus, Vietnam temporarily ranked fourth overall with a total of 31 gold medals after four days of competition.
According to Tuoi Tre