Minister sets higher goal at 2018 Asian GamesThe Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set the goal to win at least three gold medals at the 18th Asian Games this year. The U20 national football team qualified for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup for the first time and Vietnam ranked third in the medal tally at the Southeast Asian Games. Various athletes gained gold medals at Asia and international competitions. He specifically said Vietnam should target three gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games. "Vietnam won four gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games held in South Korea.

Source: VietNamNet News January 01, 2018 11:48 UTC