By 5pm yesterday, the Vietnamese sports delegation temporarily ranked the third position after Malaysia and Thailand at the 29th Southeast Asian Games’ medal tally with total 58 gold, 48 silver and 54 bronze medals.
Vietnamese athlete Pham Thi Tuoi defeated 9- 0 against Singaporean competitor Zyazwani to win a gold medal in the women’s 50 kilograms Pencak Silat at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games this morning.
By 9:30pm yesterday, the Vietnamese sports delegation won total 53 gold, 38 silver and 48 bronze medals to temporarily rank the third position after Malaysia and Thailand on the eighth day of 29th SEA Games.
Vietnam won the title in the women’s football at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) after defeating the hosts Malaysia 6-0 in the last match on August 24.
Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An, who held the Vietnamese national flag at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, yesterday won a gold medal in the men’s individual fencing event.
Wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi won the second-gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation this morning at the on-going SEA Games 2017 in Kuala Lumpur capital of Malaysia.