Vietnam's latest SEA Games 33 schedule on December 10: Waiting for 'golden rain'

Tomorrow (December 10) in Thailand, the Vietnamese sports delegation will enter the first official competition day at the 33rd SEA Games with the hope of creating a "rain" of gold medals in swimming, taekwondo, ju-jitsu, canoeing...

Martial arts are pioneers for the Vietnamese sports delegation.

The jujitsu finals will start at 9am and will likely be the first sport to win a medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games. Sai Cong Nguyen and Nguyen Anh Tung will compete in the men's doubles final, while Phung Thi Hong Ngoc and Nguyen Ngoc Bich will represent Vietnam in the women's doubles final. In addition, Vietnamese martial artists will also compete in the finals of 4 weight categories including 62kg for men (Le Kien, Dao Hong Son), 77kg for men (Dang Dinh Tung, Van Suu), 52kg for women (Trieu Thi Hai Yen, Phung Mui Nhinh), and 63kg for women (Ha Thi Anh Nguyen, Vu Thi Anh Thu).

Martial artist Dao Hong Son promises to reap gold for Vietnamese jujitsu at SEA Games 33

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The taekwondo competition started at 11am with the mixed final featuring two Vietnamese athletes, Nguyen Trong Phuc and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha. At 1pm, Pham Quoc Viet, Nguyen Thien Phung, and Nguyen Trong Phuc competed in the men's team final. This is the taekwondo event Vietnam hopes to win gold medals in. At 2pm, the trio of Le Ngoc Han, Le Tran Kim Uyen, and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha competed in the women's team, also full of hope. In addition, the Vietnamese taekwondo team also competed in the mixed team final with the participation of athletes Kim Uyen, Xuan Thanh, Dang Khoa, Ho Duy, Y Binh, and Khanh Han.

Taekwondo fighter Nguyen Thien Phung is expected to shine.

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The canoeing event near the coastal city of Pattaya is also likely to have a gold medal around 3 p.m. The biggest hope is placed on Nguyen Thi Huong, the athlete who won 5 gold medals at the 31st SEA Games and earned a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics when she competed in the 500m women's double with Diep Thi Huong. In addition, Vietnam also has representatives in the 500m mixed double kayak (Vo Duy Thanh, Do Thi Thanh Thao), 500m men's single canoeing (Pham Hong Quan), and 4-person mixed kayak (Hoang Duy, Mai Hanh, Hoang Thi Huong, Thanh Danh).

Waiting for Nguyen Thi Huong (left) to show off her canoeing talent

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The highlight of today's competition day is the battle of Vietnamese swimmers on the green track with the participation of Tran Hung Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Thuan (men's 200m medley), Vo Thi My Tien (women's 200m butterfly), Tran Van Nguyen Quoc, Luong Jeremie Loic Nino (men's 100m freestyle), Nguyen Thuy Hien (women's 50m breaststroke), Cao Van Dung, Trinh Truong Vinh (men's 100m backstroke). The qualifying round will take place from 9am while the final will start at 6pm. Tran Hung Nguyen is the biggest hope as he is the reigning champion of the 200m medley.

Swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen strives to defend his 200m medley gold medal

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Also on December 10, Vietnamese sports expect to compete for gold medals in chess in the maruk team event with the participation of Dao Thien Hai, Bao Khoa, Thanh Ninh, Gia Bao; cycling in the women's downhill event with Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang; petanque in men's shooting (Nguyen Van Dung), women's shooting (Nguyen Thi Hien), men's singles (Huynh Cong Tam), women's singles (Thai Thi Hong Thoa).

In addition, the Vietnamese sports delegation also competed in the qualifying round in attractive sports that received the attention of fans such as women's volleyball (Vietnam vs. Myanmar at 3:00 p.m.), women's team tennis (Vietnam vs. Philippines at 9:00 a.m.), gymnastics (qualifying round from 10:00 a.m.), 3x3 basketball (11:50 a.m.)...

Detailed competition schedule of Vietnam sports delegation on December 10:

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-sea-games-33-moi-nhat-cua-viet-nam-ngay-1012-cho-mua-vang-185251209191632427.htm