Nguyen Quang Thuan, younger brother of swimming star Anh Vien, excellently finished first in the men's 400m individual medley with a time of 4 minutes 19 seconds 98. His teammate Tran Hung Nguyen won the silver medal with a time of 4 minutes 25 seconds 45.
Thai golfers continued their strong performance, maintaining their leading positions in both the men's and women's individual and team events after the second day of golf competition at the 33rd SEA Games at Siam Country Club Rolling Hills, Chonburi province.
In the women's individual event, Le Chuc An is currently in third place with an even par score, four strokes behind leader Nat-Kritchanya Kaopattanasakul. The Vietnamese girls are also in third place in the women's team event.
In the men's team event, Vietnam dropped to third place with a score of +1, while Thailand took first place with a score of -19.
Athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc has just conquered the women's 400-meter event with a time of 52'74. She surpassed the home athlete's time of 52'93. This is a significant leap forward for her in the individual competition, as at the 32nd SEA Games, she only won a bronze medal.
Nguyen Thi Thi and Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu have just won the gold medal in the women's doubles petanque event. They defeated the Thai pair. This is Vietnam's third petanque gold medal at the SEA Games 33, exceeding the set target.
The Vietnam U22 players are training and preparing for the upcoming semi-final match against the Philippines. The match will take place at 4:00 PM on December 15th.
The vibrant and energetic atmosphere at Suphachalasai Stadium provided motivation for every step taken by the track and field athletes.
Bui Thi Nguyen has just completed the qualifying round of the women's 100m hurdles.
Bac Thi Khiem has just won a gold medal in Taekwondo. This marks her third gold medal at the SEA Games. She won gold medals at the 30th, 31st, and this year's 33rd SEA Games. This athlete also previously won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships.
Gymnast Dinh Phuong Thanh scored 12.900 points to win the gold medal in the men's parallel bars. He surpassed his competitors to bring home Vietnam's 19th gold medal at the 33rd SEA Games.
Khuat Hai Nam just defeated a Thai fighter 6-1, winning the gold medal in the 67kg kumite category of karate. Following yesterday's success in kata, the kumite event continued to shine, bringing home more karate gold medals for Vietnam.
The Vietnamese women's futsal team just defeated Indonesia 3-1, but it wasn't an easy victory. They faced a frustrating playing style from their opponents. The ball hit the post once and was cleared off the line once.
Furthermore, the Vietnamese goalkeeper frequently had to make diving saves to block shots from Indonesia. Nevertheless, three points are crucial. The Vietnamese women's team will have a strong chance of advancing to the semi-finals.
Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly lost to the Singaporean athlete in the women's 55kg kumite karate final. Thus, karate has lost two finals this afternoon. Photo: NT
Bac Thi Khiem brought good news to the Vietnamese sports delegation with an overwhelming victory in the women's 67-73kg Taekwondo sparring final. The Thai fighter dominated her Filipino opponent Delo in the first round, winning 10-6. She then easily won the second round 7-1 to secure the overall victory.
This is the 17th gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 33rd SEA Games. Photo: Ho Hai Hoang
In the women's doubles badminton quarter-finals, Pham Thi Dieu Ly and Pham Thi Khanh caused an upset by defeating the Indonesian pair, Rachel Alllessya and Febi Setianingrum, 21-19 in the first set. However, the two Vietnamese players could do nothing more against their much stronger opponents and lost the remaining two sets by a significant margin (13-21, 14-21).
Thus, Vietnamese badminton faces the risk of going home empty-handed at the SEA Games 33. The last hope rests on the women's doubles pair Vu Thi Trang and Bui Bich Phuong.
Chu Van Duc lost to a Malaysian fighter in the men's 55kg kumite karate final, winning the silver medal. Photo: NT
After finishing first in the qualifying round, the pair Nguyen Thi Huong and Ma Thi Thuy continued to showcase their top form, winning the women's 200m canoeing doubles final with a time of 43.419 seconds.
This is also Nguyen Thi Huong's second gold medal at the SEA Games 33, after her first with teammate Diep Thi Huong in the women's 500m double sculls event on November 10th.
Following Dinh Cong Khoa, it was Bac Thi Khiem's turn to secure a place in the Taekwondo final, women's 67-73kg sparring category. In the semi-final, Bac Thi Khiem defeated the home team's fighter with a score of 2-0 (10-9, 6-5).
After winning automatically in the quarterfinals, Dinh Cong Khoa faced a tough semi-final match against Filipino fighter Aynaga. In the first round, Cong Khoa lost by a margin of 6-13. However, the Vietnamese fighter staged a comeback in the remaining two rounds with close scores of 21-19 to advance to the final of the men's 54-58kg category.
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen once again missed out on a SEA Games gold medal after losing to Thai boxer Seeken in the semi-final of the women's 46-49kg category. Two years ago, Kim Tuyen also lost to another Thai boxer, Panipak Wongpattanakit, in the final.
The moment Mộng Tuyền and Tâm Quang celebrated their victory. Video: MD
Vietnam's first two shooters to compete at the 33rd SEA Games, Mong Tuyen and Tam Quang, brilliantly won gold medals despite facing immense pressure in the final. Both were overwhelmed with joy after their victory and smiled brightly on the medal podium. Photo: Anh Thang
In the recently concluded match, Tat Loc defeated his compatriot Nguyen Cat Tung to win the bronze medal in the men's -77kg category.
Shooters Le Thi Mong Tuyen and Nguyen Tam Quang recently competed in the gold medal final of the 10m mixed air rifle team event. Their opponents were Thailand.
After a tense series of shots, the two Vietnamese shooters brilliantly defeated their opponents with a close score of 16-14, thereby winning the gold medal for the national sports delegation. Photo: Bui Luong
After completing the procedures for the match, the organizers announced that the Vietnamese taekwondo fighter had won and advanced, as the Cambodian athlete had already returned home. Photo: Ho Hai Hoang
Vietnamese karate fighters are having a "perfect" day of competition. Most recently, Khuất Hải Nam defeated his Malaysian opponent on tie-breaking criteria, thus advancing to the final of the men's -67kg category. The match ended in a 3-3 draw after 3 minutes, but Hải Nam emerged victorious. His opponent in the final will be Worakrit Chanchang from Thailand.
Phi Thanh Thao shone in the stands with her attractive face. She is also a gold medal hopeful for Vietnam in shooting at the 33rd SEA Games. Photo: Thanh Hai
Athletes check their equipment before competing in the shooting event at Photharam Shooting Range. This afternoon, shooters Le Thi Mong Tuyen and Nguyen Tam Quang will compete in the 10m air rifle mixed team final. Photo: Thanh Hai
In the women's 200m doubles qualifying round, Nguyen Thi Huong and Ma Thi Thuy finished first with a time of 44.875 seconds. The Vietnamese pair are expected to compete for the gold medal in the final.
Meanwhile, in the men's four-person boat event, Duong Van Ngoi, Bui Huu Tich, Hien Nam, and Tran Thanh finished fourth with a time of 38.544 seconds.
A few minutes ago, martial artist Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly defeated her Malaysian opponent to advance to the final of the women's under 55kg kumite category.
Following their impressive performance in the 100m freestyle, the Vietnamese women's swimmers continued to impress in the 400m freestyle qualifying rounds. This time, Vo Thi My Tien and Nguyen Kha Nhu secured their places in the final.
In the women's 100m freestyle swimming qualifying round, Thuy Hien and Pham Thi Van finished in 3rd and 4th place respectively. This result earned the two Vietnamese swimmers a place in the final and a chance to compete for medals this evening.
Speaking to a reporter from Tien Phong newspaper, Paul Massad, coach of the Vietnamese climbing team, said that the team's goal is to exchange ideas, learn, and show international friends that Vietnam is also developing this fascinating sport.
The opening rounds of the freestyle climbing qualifying competition on the morning of December 12th were nerve-wracking. Both Vietnamese athletes, Nguyen Thi Kieu My and Nguyen Van Vu, were unsuccessful in their first attempts.
A large number of Thai fans gathered in front of the Sport Climbing Center, where the climbing qualifying rounds will take place this morning.
This morning, martial artist Chu Van Duc achieved two consecutive and extremely impressive victories in the men's -55kg Kumite event. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Tang Da Costa (Timor Leste) with a score of 10-0. In the semifinals, Chu Van Duc overwhelmingly beat the home fighter Chanphet with a score of 9-1, thus securing his place in the final.
On the third day of competition, swimming continued with many exciting events. The qualifying rounds began in the morning with a series of top swimmers: Pham Thi Van, Nguyen Thuy Hien (women's 100m freestyle), Mai Tran Tuan Anh (men's 1,500m freestyle), Vo Thi My Tien and Nguyen Kha Nhi (women's 400m freestyle).
By afternoon, the swimming arena promises to be explosive as Nguyen Huy Hoang makes his first sprint in his specialty event, the 1,500m freestyle – where he holds the SEA Games record. Tran Hung Nguyen and Nguyen Quang Thuan will also face the challenge of the 400m individual medley, raising hopes of extending Vietnam's swimming gold medal tally.
Besides swimming, athletics and martial arts also have many medal events on December 12th. These are all events where Vietnamese athletes have the potential to reach the finals and compete for gold medals.
Vietnam's sports delegation's schedule today
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