Indonesia won historic gold medal at the Olympics, Vietnamese sports delegation left empty-handed
Báo Dân trí•20/11/2024
(Dan Tri) - Athlete Veddriq Leonardo won a historic gold medal for the Indonesian sports delegation in sport climbing.
After the two sports delegations of Thailand and the Philippines, Indonesia finally won a historic gold medal at the Olympics. On the afternoon of August 8, athlete Veddriq Leonardo won the gold medal in the speed climbing event. Veddriq Leonardo won a historic gold medal for the Indonesian sports delegation (Photo: Olympic). The Indonesian athlete achieved a time of 4.75 seconds, after defeating Wu Peng (China) in the final match. The Chinese athlete's time was 4.77 seconds. Before Veddriq Leonardo won the gold medal, Indonesia had only 1 bronze medal in badminton. This helped the Indonesian sports delegation rise to 46th place in the medal table with 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal. Speaking after winning the historic gold medal, Veddriq Leonardo said: "I feel great. It was my dream. Today, I was able to make my dream come true. The Indonesian people will be very proud of this gold medal." The speed climbing event had 14 athletes participating. The athletes competed in qualifying rounds and selected the 8 with the best results to enter the quarterfinals. From the quarterfinals, the athletes competed in pairs to find the semi-finals, finals and the bronze medal match. Veddriq Leonardo won the gold medal for the Indonesian sports delegation (Photo: Getty). Sport climbing is an interesting, highly entertaining sport that has just been introduced to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2024 Olympics will have 3 climbing events: Bouldering, speed and lead. In the speed event, athletes climb a 15-meter high and slightly steep wall with many different grip points. Up to this point, the Philippine sports delegation is leading Southeast Asia at the 2024 Olympics with 2 gold medals and 2 bronze medals. Thailand ranked 2nd with 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 2 bronze medals. Indonesia ranked 3rd with 1 gold medal, 1 bronze medal. Malaysia ranked 4th with 2 bronze medals. Meanwhile, after Nguyen Thi Huong's performance in Canoeing, the Vietnamese sports delegation left the 2024 Olympics without winning any medals.
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