Vietnamese para athlete Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy won bronze in the women's discus F54 at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on the morning of 22 October, with a best throw of 14.65m. It was her second bronze of the Games after the javelin on 19 October, and it lifted Vietnam's disabled sports delegation to five medals.
A tie settled in her favour
The final was held at Nagoya City Mizuho Park, SGGP reported, and Thúy's 14.65m was her best across six attempts. India's Suvarna Raj took gold with 15.66m and Iran's Shahla Hadidi silver with 15.45m.
According to Báo Văn Hóa, Thúy finished level on 14.65m with Iran's Elnaz Darabian but was ranked ahead of her by the organisers. The paper said she is the first Vietnamese para athlete to win two medals at these Games. Her first came on 19 October in the javelin for the combined F52/F53/F54 class, where she threw 12.16m, worth 469 points on the Raza scale. With the two bronzes, she has completed her events in Nagoya.
Her discus record
KBVN+ compiled the table below from Báo Văn Hóa and SGGP:
| When | Event | Mark | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ASEAN Para Games 12 (Cambodia) | 14.43m | Gold |
| June 2025 | WPA Grand Prix (Tunisia) | 14.58m | Bronze |
| Early 2026 | ASEAN Para Games 13 (Thailand) | 15.30m, Games record | Gold |
| 22/10/2026 | Asian Para Games 2026 (Japan) | 14.65m | Bronze |
At ASEAN Para Games 13 she also took silver in the shot put in the same class. Her Nagoya mark is below the 15.30m she threw at regional level but above her 2023 and 2025 results.
Vietnam's medal count
According to the Vietnam Sports Administration, as of 11:30 Japan time on 22 October Vietnam had five medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze) and sat 18th in the provisional table:
- Gold: Đỗ Thanh Hải, swimming, men's 100m breaststroke SB5 (21 October).
- Silver: Lê Tiến Đạt, same event (21 October).
- Silver: Lê Văn Công, men's powerlifting 49kg (19 October).
- Bronze: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy, women's javelin F52/F53/F54 (19 October).
- Bronze: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thúy, women's discus F54 (22 October).
VietnamPlus reported that Vietnam sent 21 athletes across five sports. After 21 October, China led the table with 107 gold, 62 silver and 57 bronze, followed by Uzbekistan and hosts Japan.
Elsewhere on 22 October
SGGP reported that Nguyễn Thị Hải threw 8.59m (708 points on the Raza scale) to finish seventh in the women's shot put F55/F56/F57, won by China's Xu Mian with 1,016 points. Nguyễn Viết Đại was fifth in the men's javelin F33/F34 with 21.26m, and Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp reached the final of the men's 400m T11 for visually impaired runners in 54.52 seconds. In the pool, Đỗ Thanh Hải and Hồ Văn Đao were in finals scheduled from 17:00 local time on 22 October.
What comes next
The results of those swimming finals and of Hiệp's 400m T11 final were not included in the reports cited here. The Vietnam Sports Administration said the team hopes to add medals and climb the table in the remaining days. For the team's first gold, see Đỗ Thanh Hải wins Vietnam's first gold at the Asian Para Games 2026.