SEA Games 33: Vietnamese sports aspire to good news from jujitsu and taekwondo.

Vietnamese sports debut at SEA Games 33

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).

- Ảnh 1. — Dao Hong Son promises to win a jujitsu gold medal for Vietnamese sports

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.

- Ảnh 2. — Nguyen Thien Phung and the Vietnamese taekwondo team hunt for gold at the 33rd SEA Games

The highlight of today's competition is the battle of Vietnamese swimmers in the swimming pool, featuring Tran Hung Nguyen and Nguyen Quang Thuan (men's 200m individual medley), Vo Thi My Tien (women's 200m butterfly), Tran Van Nguyen Quoc and Luong Jeremie Loic Nino (men's 100m freestyle), Nguyen Thuy Hien (women's 50m breaststroke), Cao Van Dung and Trinh Truong Vinh (men's 100m backstroke). The qualifying rounds will start at 9:00 AM, while the finals begin at 6:00 PM. Tran Hung Nguyen is the biggest hope, being the reigning champion in the 200m individual medley.

The canoeing competition near the coastal city of Pattaya is also likely to have a gold medal around 3 p.m. (qualifying round starts at 9 a.m.). The biggest hope is placed on Nguyen Thi Huong, the athlete who won 5 gold medals at the 31st SEA Games and won 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).

SEA Games 33: Thể thao Việt Nam chờ tin vui từ jujitsu, taekwondo - Ảnh 1. — Canoeing competition schedule

Also on December 10th, Vietnamese sports teams are hoping to win gold medals in chess (team maruk) with the participation of Dao Thien Hai, Bao Khoa, Thanh Ninh, and Gia Bao; in cycling (women's downhill event) with Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang; and in petanque (men's singles, Nguyen Van Dung, women's singles, Nguyen Thi Hien, men's singles, Huynh Cong Tam, and 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.)...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/sea-games-33-the-thao-viet-nam-cho-tin-vui-tu-ju-jitsu-taekwondo-185251210074956174.htm