Vietnam delegation reports 268 arrivals in Japan for Asian Games
By September 18 morning, 268 members of Vietnam’s 498-person Asian Games delegation had arrived in Japan. The delegation includes 348 athletes in 33 sports and disciplines; teqball pair Bá Trường Giang and Lê Anh Khoa beat South Korea 2–1 to reach the bronze-medal match without yet securing a medal.
Deputy Minister Hoàng Đạo Cương visits and encourages Vietnam's sports teams at the Athletes' Plaza container area at Garden Pier. Photo: Bùi Lượng.
Vietnam’s sports authority said 268 delegation members had arrived in Japan by the morning of September 18 for the 20th Asian Games. The full delegation comprises 498 people, including 348 athletes entered in 33 sports and disciplines.
Teams are maintaining training while adapting to accommodation spread across Aichi-Nagoya. In teqball, Bá Trường Giang and Lê Anh Khoa beat South Korea 2-1 to reach the bronze-medal match; they had not yet secured a medal. The Games run from September 19 to October 4.
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