The VOC said at a recent meeting with Vietnamese outstanding athletes in 2018 that Vietnam took one more gold medal in the women’s trio category of pencak silat and one bronze in the women’s springboard doubles.

The Vietnamese athletes.

The athletes receiving the gold medal are martial artists Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Thi Thuy, while the bronze medalists are divers Nguyen Phuong Anh and Ngo Phuong Mai.

With these additional medals, Vietnam won a total of 59 gold medals, 50 silvers and 61 bronzes, ranking third in the medal tally for the biggest regional sports event. Malaysia and Thailand still topped the event.

The 30th SEA Games will be held from November 30 to December 11 in the cities of Manila, Clark and Subic in the Philippines. It will be the biggest-ever edition with a record 56 sports.

PM congratulates trainers, athletes on SEA Games achievements

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently met with and presented gifts to outstanding trainers and athletes who have come back from the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

 

Kuala Lumpur 2017: A successful SEA Games for Vietnam

The 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games has wrapped up in perfect fashion for the Vietnam sporting delegation, with their athletes successfully reaching the target set before the day of departure. Notably, 90% of Vietnam’s 58 gold medals won in Kuala Lumpur were in Olympic events, which could be considered a great success for Vietnamese sport, as it is currently on a path to escape the “local pond” – SEA Games – and rise towards the Asian and Olympic levels.

 

SEA Games medallists honoured

Several provinces held ceremonies on August 31 to honour local athletes who made outstanding performance when competing at the recently-concluded 29th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Malaysia. 

 

SEA Games 29 champion Nguyen Thi Oanh flies high thanks to will, courage

(BGO) – After facing many challenges in her career, Nguyen Thi Oanh, a runner from Bac Giang province, has realised her dream to become a champion at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29). With two gold medals in the women’s 1,500m and 5,000m categories, Oanh was one of the most outstanding Vietnamese athletes at SEA Games 29.

 

Vietnam fulfills target of being in top three at SEA Games 29

Vietnam won a total of 58 gold, 50 silver and 60 bronze medals to stay at the third place in overall rankings of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which concluded on August 30, meeting its set target.

 

Source: VNA