SEA Games 33, afternoon and evening of December 12: A day for the Vietnamese 'warriors'.

Veteran athletes who have competed in the SEA Games for many years, such as Dinh Phuong Thanh (gymnastics) and Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), have demonstrated their strength and experience through gold medals in their specialty events.

Vietnamese swimmers conquer the swimming arena at the SEA Games 33.

It is highly likely that karate athletes will open the gold medal tally for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the SEA Games 33 this afternoon when Chu Van Duc (55 kg men), Nguyen Thi Thu (50 kg women), Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly (55 kg women), and Khuat Hai Nam (67 kg women) compete in the finals starting at 1 PM.

Nguyen Huy Hoang is ready to defend his 1,500m freestyle gold medal at the SEA Games 33 swimming competition.

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The judo finals, starting at 1 PM, feature Nguyen Hoang Thanh (55 kg category), Nguyen Hai Ba (73 kg category), Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy (57 kg category), and Le Huynh Tuong Vi (70 kg category), all of whom are expected to achieve the highest possible results.

Good news also comes from gymnastics, with Dinh Phuong Thanh competing in the finals of two events, horizontal bar and parallel bars, starting at 2:30 PM, promising to win both gold medals. In addition, Tran Doan Quynh Nam will also compete in the women's final.

Dinh Phuong Thanh aims for a double gold medal in gymnastics.

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In rowing, Nguyen Thi Huong and Ma Thi Thuy qualified for the women's 200m double canoeing final at 2 PM. The men's 200m quadruple canoeing event features Duong Van Ngoi, Bui Huu Tich, Hien Nam, and Tran Thanh. The Vietnamese representatives competing in the men's 200m quadruple kayak event are Huynh Cao Minh, Nguyen Hoang Duy, Tran Van Danh, and Nguyen Minh Tuan.

In athletics, Vu Duc Anh will compete in the men's high jump final (4:40 PM), Kim Thi Huyen in the women's shot put final (4:50 PM), Hoang Thi Minh Hanh and Nguyen Thi Ngoc in the women's 400m final (5:45 PM), and Bui Thi Nguyen and Huynh Thi My Tien in the qualifying and final rounds of the women's 100m hurdles (6:15 PM). Vietnamese athletics is expected to win gold medals in both the women's 400m and 100m hurdles.

In swimming, Vietnam is competing in the finals of the women's 100m freestyle (Pham Thi Van, Nguyen Thuy Hien), men's 400m individual medley (Tran Hung Nguyen, Nguyen Quang Thuan), men's 1500m freestyle (Nguyen Huy Hoang, Mai Tran Tuan Anh), and women's 400m freestyle (Vo Thi My Tien, Nguyen Kha Nhi). Nguyen Huy Hoang and Tran Hung Nguyen are expected to maintain their form from the SEA Games 33 and shine in the finals starting at 6 PM.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/sea-games-33-chieu-nay-cho-tin-vui-karate-dien-kinh-boi-185251212112818604.htm