SEA Games 33 December 10: Taekwondo brings Vietnam its first silver medal

Vietnamese martial artists Nguyen Thi Kim Ha and Nguyen Trong Phuc won the silver medal in the mixed doubles standard kata performance event. This is the first silver medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games.

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12:10, Taekwondo, two fighters   Nguyen Thi Kim Ha and Nguyen Trong Phuc lost on points to their Singaporean opponents in the final of the mixed doubles kata performance event. Therefore, Kim Ha and Trong Phuc were unable to bring home the first gold medal for the Vietnamese delegation. They had to settle for the silver medal.

Singapore wins gold medal in the mixed doubles standard poomsae event - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

At 11:43 AM, in Jiujitsu, Dang Dinh Tung brought home Vietnam's fourth bronze medal in the men's 77 kg weight class. Dinh Tung lost to a fighter from the host country, Thailand.

At 11:28 AM, in Taekwondo, the pair Nguyen Trong Phuc and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha defeated Thailand in the semi-finals, giving them a chance to win the gold medal in the mixed doubles standard poomsae.

Nguyen Trong Phuc (right) and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha with their performance in the semi-finals - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

Nguyen Thi Kim Ha and Nguyen Trong Phuc with impressive performance defeated host Thailand - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

10:45 AM: Tran Huu Tuan and To Anh Minh win the second medal for Vietnam at the 33rd SEA Games. They won the bronze medal in the Men's Duo Show event in Ju-Jitsu, finishing behind two pairs from Thailand.

10:30, Jiujitsu, Sai Cong Nguyen and Nguyen Anh Tung compete in the final for the gold medal in the Men's Duo Show category.

Sai Cong Nguyen and Nguyen Anh Tung with their performance at SEA Games 33 - Photo: THANH DINH

Photo: THANH DINH

At 9:53 AM, Vietnam won its first medal in Jiujitsu . Phung Thi Hong Ngoc and Nguyen Ngoc Bich secured the bronze medal in the Women's Duo Show event.

Phung Thi Hong Ngoc and Nguyen Ngoc Bich brought home the first medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games - Thanh Dinh

9:50 am, Taekwondo , Philippines has its first gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games. The first gold medalist for the Philippines was Justin Kobe Macario in men's individual freestyle.

Justin Kobe Macario's performance brought the Philippines its first gold medal - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

Justin Kobe Macario celebrates with his Taekwondo medal alongside the team - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI

9:45 AM, Jiujitsu, two athletes   Phung Thi Hong Ngoc and Nguyen Ngoc Bich competed in the final for the gold medal in the women's doubles performance event.

Photo: THANH DINH

At 9:36, in swimming, Jeremie Luong and Tran Van Nguyen Quoc also qualified for the 100m freestyle final with times of 50.63 seconds and 50.85 seconds respectively.

Jeremie Luong advances to the 100m freestyle final - Photo: Nam Tran

At 9:24, My Tien won the right to enter the final. Swimmer Vo Thi My Tien excellently completed the 200m butterfly qualifying round with a time of 2 minutes 16.24 seconds, placing third in the qualifying round. This result helped My Tien win the right to enter the final round to compete for a medal at 6:00 p.m. tonight.

Vo Thi My Tien won the right to enter the final of the 200m butterfly event - Photo: NAM TRAN

9:15 am: Thailand won the first gold medal of the 33rd SEA Games. In the women's individual creative freestyle event, Moon Takekwondo - the host country's athlete, Limjitakorn, won the gold medal after beating two athletes from Singapore and Laos by a large margin. This is the first gold medal awarded at the 33rd SEA Games.

Limjitakorn wins the first gold medal of the 33rd SEA Games - Photo: TV

At 9:10 AM, Quang Thuấn and Hưng Nguyên also qualified for the men's 200m individual medley final.

MATCH DAY INFORMATION 10-12

Competition schedule of the Vietnamese sports delegation on December 10 - Graphics: AN BINH

This is the first official competition day of the 33rd SEA Games, Vietnamese athletes will compete in 14 sports. Among them are many strong sports, which have brought many gold medals to Vietnam in previous SEA Games. The most anticipated are canoeing and taekwondo, which will compete at 9am.

The canoeing team will compete with athletes: Pham Hong Quan in the men's single canoeing 500m and the women's double canoeing 500m (Nguyen Thi Huong, Diep Thi Huong), and the mixed 4-scull 500m (Hoang Duy, Mai Hanh, Hoang Thi Huong, Thanh Danh). The most anticipated is the duo Nguyen Thi Huong and Diep Thi Huong.

With a series of poomsae finals taking place as early as 9am, taekwondo is likely to become the sport that opens the medal race, even the gold medal, for Vietnam at the 33rd SEA Games.

Some notable names include: Nguyen Trong Phuc and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha in mixed doubles; Pham Quoc Viet, Nguyen Thien Phung, Nguyen Trong Phuc in men's team; or Le Ngoc Han, Le Tran Kim Uyen and Nguyen Thi Kim Ha in women's team...

In addition, cycling also took place the finals of the men's and women's mountain bike events. According to the registration of the coaching board of the Vietnam mountain bike team, cyclist Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang is the pioneer for the downhill mountain bike event. She is expected to cause a surprise.

Swimming will also have a qualifying round in the morning with the participation of many Vietnamese swimmers such as: Quang Thuan, Hung Nguyen, My Tien, Nguyen Quoc, Luong Jeremie Loic Nino... If they compete well, the Vietnamese swimmers will compete in the final round for medals on the evening of December 10. The Vietnamese swimming team has set a goal of winning a gold medal on the first day.

One of the notable figures in Vietnamese swimming is Nguyen Quang Thuan, the younger brother of former renowned swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. In the 200m individual medley event held on the first official day of competition at the SEA Games, Nguyen Quang Thuan is one of the top contenders for the gold medal.

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