VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam men’s archery team bagged a gold medal in the compound (three-string bow) event at the Asian Grand Prix in the Philippines last Saturday.

Taking aim: Dao Trong Kien took a silver medal in the men’s singles compound event.

Earlier, Cuong who won a bronze medal in the men’s singles, got another gold in the 70m event, while Bao Trong Kien bagged the silver medal.

The Philippines took the championship with four gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

Archery has deep roots in Viet Nam, though the National Archery Federation wasn’t established until 1996, by Hoang Vinh Giang, vice-chairman and general secretary of the Viet Nam Olympic Committee.

Back in 2004, the men’s and women’s teams took home two bronze medals each in the recurve at the Asian Archery Championship-Grand Prix in Ha Noi.

At the first Asian Archery Championships in 2000 in Thailand, Viet Nam’s women’s team won one gold medal.

(Source: Viet Nam News)