South Korea’s Yun Sung-bin made history on Friday as he became Asia’s first Olympic skeleton champion after dominating the daredevil event at the Pyeongchang Games. Roared on by the home crowd at the start of the lunar new year, the 23-year-old pulverised the opposition to win his country’s second gold medal of the Games — with plenty to spare. South Korea’s Yun Sungbin celebrates getting the gold in the mens’s skeleton during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Friday. Yun clocked a combined time of three minutes, 20.55 seconds for his four runs, with Nikita Tregubov, an Olympic Athlete From Russia, taking silver. Dom Parson’s celebrated with gusto after winning Britain’s first skeleton medal in 70 years. But the day belonged to Yun, who slides in an Iron Man helmet with glowing eyes that make him look like a superhero as he rockets around the course. “It has been my dream to win the gold medal since I started off in skeleton,” the South Korean told reporters after triumphing by a record margin of 1.63 seconds. “But this is just the beginning for me.” Yun sank to his knees as he soaked up the adulation of the crowd, thanking them for their raucous support as they chanted his name. “I was a little worried about racing on the morning of the lunar new year,” added the former world silver medallist. “It’s a national holiday so I thought not many people would come to support. But so many people came… [Read full story]
The Bahamas shattered the United States' decades-old dominance of the 4x400m relay, storming to victory on the final leg to snatch a dramatic gold. The Bahamian quartet on Friday clinched the Caribbean nation's first ever Olympic gold medal in a men's athletics event after Ramon Miller overhauled American great Angelo Taylor on the home straight to cross in 2mins 56.72sec. It was the first time an American team contesting an Olympic 4x400m relay final had been beaten since the 1972 Munich Games. The United States took silver in 2:57.05 while Trinidad and Tobago took bronze in a national record of…... [read more]
Le Tu Chinh, Mong Tuyen, Yen Hoa and Do Thi Quyen performed exceptionally on the afternoon of August 25 to bring home the first-ever 4x100m relay gold medal in history for Vietnam at the SEA Games arena.After dominating short distances with the 100m and 200m sprint title, “speed queen” Le Tu Chinh went on to affirm her talent by contributing significantly to Vietnam’s supreme finish in the women’s 4x100m relay discipline.Chinh and teammates completed the race with a time of 43.88 seconds, leaving far behind the Thai team with 44.62 seconds, and setting up a new Games record.It was the…... [read more]
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Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when he secured a gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal. The 41-year-old marksman gained 10.7 points in the final shot, adding up to the total score of 202.5 in 20 shots. His achievement was 0.4 point higher than the runner-up, Felipe Almeida Wu, of host Brazil. The bronze medal went to Pang Wei of China. Vinh, who is a military officer, said he hopes his victory will encourage young Vietnamese people’s love for shooting. He thanked…... [read more]
Chad Le Clos of South Africa competes in the 100m butterfly final on day three of the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the WFCU Centre on December 8 in Windsor Ontario, Canada. — AFP Photo Viet Nam News Swimming MONTREAL – Chad le Clos, rebounding from what he considered a disappointing Rio Olympics, won his second gold of the Short Course Swimming World Championships on Thursday with a world record-setting victory in the 100m butterfly. The South African’s time of 48.08sec improved his own world record of 48.44, set at the previous edition of the championships in Doha…... [read more]
