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Injury Forces Archer Le Quoc Phong to Miss Asian Games at the Last Minute

From Tuổi Trẻ · () Vietnamese

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Vietnam’s archery team withdrew Le Quoc Phong from its Asian Games roster because of an unresolved neck injury.
  • Nguyen Minh Duc will take his place, while Phong remains in Hanoi for treatment.
  • Phong’s absence is a setback for Vietnam’s recurve team after his Olympic appearance and a World Cup bronze medal in May.

Le Quoc Phong will miss the 20th Asian Games after a neck injury failed to heal in time, forcing Vietnam’s archery team to replace him at the last minute.

The coaching staff withdrew Phong from the roster on Sept. 4 and gave his place to archer Nguyen Minh Duc. Phong said he would stay in Hanoi to complete treatment for the injury.

“I had a neck injury from before, and it has not healed, so I have to accept missing the 20th Asian Games. I will remain in Hanoi to fully treat the injury,” Phong said.

His withdrawal leaves Vietnam without one of its leading recurve archers. Phong competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics and the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. In May 2026, he teamed with Nguyen Duy and Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu to win the men’s recurve team bronze at the World Cup in Shanghai, the first World Cup-system medal for Vietnamese archery.

Phong had initially been among six recurve archers scheduled to travel to Japan for a training camp before the Games. Archery competition at the 20th Asian Games begins on Sept. 26, with the recurve events running through Oct. 3.

I had a neck injury from before, and it has not healed, so I have to accept missing the 20th Asian Games. I will remain in Hanoi to fully treat the injury.

· Le Quoc PhongPhong confirming why he withdrew from Vietnam’s Asian Games archery team.
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