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Vietnam bags four medals at Rio Paralympics 2016

Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won the silver medal in the final of the Men`s 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2 at Rio Paralympics 2016 in Brazil on September 13.

In the final of the Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2, Tung won silver in a time of 33.94 seconds. 
Brazilian athletes Daniel Dias and Roy Perkins from the US secured the gold and bronze medals, respectively. 
Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung wins the silver medal in the final of the Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2.
Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung wins the silver medal in the final of the Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2.
In the Men's Javelin Throw - F57 Final, javelin athlete Cao Ngoc Hung won bronze, the first medal for the Vietnamese athletic team, with a throw of 42.96m medals at the Paralympic Rio 2016 on September 13. 
The gold and silver medals went to Khalvandi Mohammad and Heidari Til Abdollah from Iran. 
Tung and Hung’s medals added two more medals to Vietnam’s total, following the men’s 49kg gold medal won by powerlifter Le Van Cong, and the women’s 50kg bronze one of Cong’s teammate Dang Thi Linh Phuong.
Vietnam is now at the 38th place in the medal tally.
The 22-member Vietnamese delegation to the Paralympic Rio 2016, which is taking place in Brazil from September 8-19 under the theme “Every Body Has A Heart”, includes 11 athletes to compete in track and field, swimming and weightlifting.
Weightlifter Le Van Cong broke the world record to bring the first-ever gold medal for the country, while the bronze medal went to his teammate Dang Thi Linh Phuong.
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