Loan finishes sixth in powerlifting, Tùng disqualified in swi妹妹ing

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan finished sixth in the women's  五 五kg powerlifting category in the Paralympics in Tokyo yesterday.

In her three attempts, the  四 六-year-old failed to lift  九 五kg at first, before succeeding in her second and third lifts of  九 七kg and  一0 三kg, respectively.

Her position had been predicted by her coach Nguyễn Hồng Phúc who said competitors in her class were very strong.

The winner was world record holder Mariana Shevchuk of Ukraine who was successful in her first lift of  一 二 五kg.

Xiao Cuijuan of China and Besra Duman of Turkey came second and third, both lifting  一 二 四kg. Xiao took second as she is 0. 八 四kg lighter than her rival.

It was Loan's fifth time at the world largest sport event. Previously, her best result was fourth place in the  四 八kg category at the Beijing Games in  二00 八.

Earlier, Vietnamese swi妹妹er Võ Thanh Tùng was disqualified from the men's  五0m butterfly S 五 event after making a technical mistake.

It was Tùng's third event in Tokyo. He will still compete in the men's  五0m backstroke on Saturday and  五0m freestyle on Monday.

On Saturday, Trịnh Thị Bích Như will take part in her third and final race in the women's  一00m SB 五 breaststroke, while Đỗ Thanh Hải will participate in his only event in the men's  一00m SB 五 breaststroke.

Nguyễn Thị Hải will throw discus in the women's F 五 七 class, while her husband Cao Ngọc Hùng will join the men's javelin F 五 七 discipline.

Hùng won a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics with a throw of  四 三. 二 七m. — VNS