Vietnamese grab table tennis medals

Vietnamese athletes pocketed one silver and one bronze in the "Golden Racket" HCM City international table tennis tournament, which concluded on September 14.

Vietnamese athletes pocketed one silver and one bronze in the "Golden Racket" HCM City international table tennis tournament, which concluded on September 14.

Athlete Dinh Quang Linh (Source: VNA)
Athlete Dinh Quang Linh (Source: VNA)

Dinh Quang Linh earned a bronze in the men's single event after losing 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 12-14, 8-11, 8-11 to South Korean Kim Bum-seob in the semi-finals.

Another South Korean, Lee Jin-kwon, successfully defended his title after beating Kim in the final match.

The women's singles title went to Kato Kyoka of Japan.

Earlier, Ho Chi Minh City's Petrosetco took a silver in the women's team event.-VNA

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