Vietnamese sports teams win more medals, maintaining second place overall.

By the evening of December 12th, the Vietnamese sports delegation continued its effective performance at the 33rd SEA Games, raising its total number of gold medals to 24, temporarily ranking second overall, after Thailand. Many events set new records, demonstrating the outstanding efforts of Vietnamese athletes in their regional competition.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc brought home a precious gold medal in athletics, in the women's 400m event. (Photo: HOANG MINH)

At the end of the day's competition, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation had 24 Gold medals, 17 Silver medals, and 43 Bronze medals. We are currently ranked second, behind the Thai Sports Delegation with 64 Gold, 43 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals.

On the track and field, athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc brought home a precious gold medal in the women's 400m event. She finished with a time of 51.83 seconds, simultaneously breaking the SEA Games record.

In the swimming pool, young swimmer Nguyen Quang Thuan competed confidently, maintaining the lead for most of the men's 400m individual medley final and brilliantly crossing the finish line first, bringing another Gold Medal to the Vietnamese swimming team.

The highlight of the afternoon was also the impressive performance of Nguyen Huy Hoang in the men's 1500m freestyle. Not only did he outperform his competitors, but the "Gianh River otter" also finished with a time of 15 minutes 19 seconds 58, a significant lead over the chasing group, adding another Gold Medal to the overall achievement.

Nguyen Huy Hoang brought home another gold medal for Vietnamese sports.

Notably, in the esports event Audition, the Vietnamese delegation won 2 gold medals, but these were not included in the overall medal tally as this sport was included in a SEA Games for the first time.

Specifically, Le Thi Hoai Phuong overcame her opponents in the women's singles event, achieving a score of 3,717,195, thereby winning the Gold Medal. The mixed doubles Audition performance also brought another victory when the pair Le Thi Hoai Phuong and Le Ngoc Truong Giang defeated Thailand 2-0 in the final.

Besides the gold medals, many Vietnamese athletes also competed hard to bring home important silver medals.

In the men's 400m race, despite finishing second, Ta Ngoc Tuong still brilliantly broke the national record, winning a Silver Medal, while his teammate Le Ngoc Phuc won a Bronze Medal.

The track and field athletes competed with all their might. (Photo: HOANG MINH)

In Judo, athletes Nguyen Hoang Thanh and Le Thi Tuong Vy both excelled, winning Silver medals in two different weight categories. Swimming continued to contribute two more Silver medals with Tran Hung Nguyen (400m individual medley men) and Mai Tran Tuan Anh (1500m freestyle men).

The bronze medals won today also demonstrate the great efforts of the athletes. In the men's horizontal bar event in gymnastics, Dinh Phuong Thanh scored 13.133 points, thus finishing third overall.

The men's swimming team added another bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay after finishing third with a time of 3 minutes 41 seconds 34. In the women's 400m freestyle, Vo Thi My Tien put up a strong fight to win another bronze medal, finishing behind athletes from Thailand and Singapore.

In addition, Judo also won a Bronze Medal thanks to Nguyen Hai Ba in the 66kg to 73kg weight category.

With impressive results on December 12th, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation continues to maintain its stable performance and aims to catch up with Thailand in the overall medal standings, while also hoping for even greater success in the remaining days of competition at the SEA Games 33.

Achievements of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation on December 12th:

Gold medals (10) : Le Thi Mong Tuyen-Nguyen Tam Quang (Shooting - 10m mixed team rifle), Nguyen Thi Huong-Ma Thi Thuy (Canoe - women's doubles 200m), Bac Thi Khiem (Taekwondo - women's 67-73kg sparring), Khuat Hai Nam (Karate - men's 67kg sparring), Dinh Phuong Thanh (Gymnastics - men's parallel bars), Ly Ngoc Tai-Ngo Ron (Botanical pool - men's doubles), Nguyen Thi Thi-Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu (Botanical pool - women's doubles), Nguyen Thi Ngoc (Athletics - women's 400m), Nguyen Quang Thuan (Swimming - men's 400m individual medley), Nguyen Huy Hoang (Swimming - men's 1500m freestyle).

Silver Medals (10): Chu Van Duc (Karate - 55kg men); Dinh Cong Khoa (Taekwondo - 58kg men); Tran Doan Quynh Nam (Gymnastics - balance beam); Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly (Karate - 55kg women), Nguyen Hoang Thanh (Judo), Le Thi Tuong Vy (Judo), Ta Ngoc Tuong (Athletics), Tran Hung Nguyen (Swimming), To Y Linh (Audition), Mai Tran Tuan Anh (Swimming).

Bronze Medals (11): Can Van Thang (Ju-jitsu - 62kg men), Phung Thi Ngoc - To Dang Minh (Ju-jitsu - Duo Mix), Pham Minh Bao Kha (Taekwondo - 74-80kg men's sparring), Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (46-49kg women's sparring), Dinh Phuong Thanh (Gymnastics - Men's horizontal bar), Le Ngoc Phuc (athletics - 400m men), Kim Thi Huyen (athletics - women's shot put), Huynh Thi My Tien (athletics - 100m hurdles women), Vo Thi My Tien (swimming - 400m freestyle women), Tran Hung Nguyen-Cao Van Dung-Jeremie Luong-Nguyen Viet Tuong (swimming - 4x100m men's relay).

Gold medals not included in the overall ranking (2): Le Thi Hoai Phuong (Audition); Le Thi Hoai Phuong-Le Ngoc Truong Giang (Audition).

QUANG MINH

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