For the first time, Vietnam won the entire SEA Games that did not take place on home soil, with 136 gold medals, 28 medals ahead of second-place Thailand.
Vietnam has truly risen to the top of regional sports , with an overwhelming achievement of 136 gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games. This is the third time the team has topped the final rankings of the Games, but the first time on away soil. Vietnam even surpassed the second-placed team Thailand by 28 gold medals.
On the final day of competition, Vietnam won 12 more gold medals in weightlifting, dance sports, wrestling, fencing, traditional boat racing, judo and kick boxing.
Wrestling continues to be a "gold mine" for Vietnamese sports today. While the female wrestlers won all six final matches yesterday, the male wrestlers won four more gold medals. The first was Ngo Van Lam's victory in the 92kg category. In the afternoon, Nguyen Xuan Dinh, Ngo The Sao and Can Tat Du won gold medals in the 65kg, 70kg and 74kg categories, respectively.
Wrestler Ngo The Sao celebrates his victory in the men's 70kg category. Photo: Hieu Luong
Since wrestling returned to the SEA Games after being absent in 2015 (Singapore) and 2017 (Malaysia), it has always been one of the sports that has brought the most gold medals to Vietnam. In 2019, there were 12, last year it was 17 and this year it is 13. This year's Vietnamese wrestling team includes young athletes such as Nguyen Thi My Trang, Tran Anh Tuyet, Lai Dieu Thuong (born in 2001), Dang Thi Linh (2000) alongside veteran wrestlers such as Nguyen Xuan Dinh, Ngo The Sao and Can Tat Du.
The new sport of breaking dance (hip-hop or dance sports) witnessed an all-Vietnam final in the B-Girls category. Tran Huynh Nhu defeated teammate Nguyen Thi Hong Tram to win the gold medal. Fencing added a gold medal in the men's team sabre event, with the victory of fencers Cao Minh Duyet, Pham Quoc Tai, Nguyen Van Hai and Nguyen Minh Quang.
In kick boxing, Nguyen Xuan Phuong won the men's Full Contact - 60kg event after defeating Laotian opponent Soukan Taipanyavong 3-0 in the final. Meanwhile, Nguyen Hoang closed the medal table for the team when he defeated his Philippine opponent in the final of the men's K1 67kg event.
The Vietnamese rowing team, with athletes Tran Thanh Cuong, Bui Thi Yen, Nguyen Thi Huong, Pham Hong Quan, Diep Thi Huong, Hien Nam, Ma Thi Phuong, Pham Luong Tu, Nguyen Hong Thai, Truong Xuan Nguyen, Tran Tuong Khang, Ho Thi Ne, Ta Minh Dac Uynh, Nguyen Van Viet, Nguyen Van Cuong, Vu Dinh Linh, Chau Dai Duong, Hoang Van Vuong, Nguyen Xuan Sang, Nguyen Minh Hau and Vo Hung Thai, won the men's and women's 800m 12 Crews event with a time of 7 minutes 45 seconds 135.
The Vietnamese judo team also finished the Games in first place, thanks to eight gold medals. On the final day, the team won another gold medal in the mixed team competition.
Vietnamese weightlifters ended the 32nd SEA Games with four gold medals. Photo: Hieu Luong
The most emotional event on May 16 was weightlifting. Nguyen Quoc Toan broke three SEA Games records in the men's 89kg category. He achieved a snatch of 155kg, a clean and jerk of 190kg and a total of 345kg. The weightlifter from Bac Lieu changed the color of his medal after winning a bronze medal in the 81kg category last year. Following that success, Tran Dinh Thang dramatically defeated his Thai opponent Rungsuriya Panya in the men's over-89kg category thanks to two successful appeals by the coaching staff. He achieved a snatch of 150kg, a clean and jerk of 209kg and a total of 359kg, 1kg more than Panya.
Thus, Vietnamese weightlifting ended the 32nd SEA Games with four gold medals, exceeding the set target. Vietnam ranked second in this Olympic event, after Indonesia (five gold medals) and ahead of Thailand (two gold medals).
| # | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | 136 | 105 | 114 | 355 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 108 | 95 | 108 | 311 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 85 | 81 | 109 | 275 |
| 4 |  Cambodia | 81 | 74 | 126 | 281 |
| 5 |  Philippines | 58 | 86 | 116 | 260 |
| 6 |  Singapore | 51 | 42 | 64 | 157 |
| 7 |  Malaysia | 34 | 45 | 97 | 176 |
| 8 |  Myanmar | 21 | 25 | 68 | 114 |
| 9 |  Laos | 6 | 22 | 60 | 88 |
| 10 |  Brunei | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 |  Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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