Hot: Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won the Asian gold medal for the first time, a miracle!

Vietnam's number 1 swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang unexpectedly won a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Swimming Championship taking place in India.

How excellent is Nguyen Huy Hoang?

In the 1,500m freestyle final on the evening of September 29, Nguyen Huy Hoang competed with 7 opponents including Ilya Sibirtsev (Uzbekistan), Kushagra Rawat (India), Hinata Ando (Japan), Yi Shun-wang (Hong Kong), Lev Cherepanov (Kazakhstan), Ratth Thammananthachote (Thailand) and Bin Muhammad Dhuha (Malaysia).

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won the first Asian gold medal of his career.

PHOTO: KHA HOA

With an impressive performance, the "Gianh River otter" Nguyen Huy Hoang excelled over his opponents, finishing first with a time of 15 minutes 15 seconds 01, winning the gold medal. This is also the first gold medal of this 25-year-old swimmer at the Asian Swimming Championship. Previously, the best achievement that Nguyen Huy Hoang achieved at the continental level was the silver medal at the 2018 ASIAD in Indonesia.

The leader of the swimming department of the Vietnam Sports Administration said that this year's Asian Swimming Championship lacked some strong swimmers from China, Japan, and Korea, which opened up opportunities for Nguyen Huy Hoang. The important thing is that Hoang showed good form and a strong will to compete to achieve an impressive gold medal.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang takes full advantage of the opportunity to win the 2025 Asian gold medal

PHOTO: KHA HOA

The 15 minutes 15 seconds 01 is Nguyen Huy Hoang's best achievement in the past year. At the 2024 Olympics in France, Nguyen Huy Hoang achieved a time of 15 minutes 18 seconds 63 while his achievement at the 2025 World Championship was 15 minutes 19 seconds 39. However, the best achievement that Nguyen Huy Hoang achieved at this distance is also the national record that he holds, which is 14 minutes 41 seconds. The last time the Asian Swimming Championship was held in 2016, swimmer Park Tae-hwan (Korea) won the gold medal in the men's 1,500m freestyle with a time of 15 minutes 07 seconds 86.

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