The highlight of the day was the outstanding performance of Viet Nam’s swimmers. In the men’s 50m breaststroke SB6 event, Do Thanh Hai claimed gold and broke the ASEAN Para Games record with a time of 42.63 seconds. His teammate Vi Thi Hang also delivered a strong showing, winning gold in the women’s 100m backstroke S6–S7 and setting a new Games record of 1 minute 43.20 seconds. It marked her second gold medal at this year’s Games, following her victory in the 50m backstroke.
Viet Nam’s para swimming team also secured one silver and two bronze medals, further underlining swimming as one of the delegation’s key medal earners at the 13th ASEAN Para Games.
In athletics, Vietnamese para athletes competed with determination and efficiency, with one gold and six silvers on January 23.
Chess emerged as another major bright spot, with Viet Nam’s team winning seven golds out of a total of 10 medals after three days of competition. Vietnamese players claimed medals across multiple categories, including totally blind (B1), partially sighted (B2/B3) and physical impairment events, demonstrating both depth and consistency and reaffirming Viet Nam’s leading position in para chess in Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, fencing and weightlifting also contributed additional medals to Viet Nam’s tally.
As of 9:15 pm on January 23, Viet Nam had won 24 gold, 29 silver and 24 bronze medals, placing fifth on the medal table. Hosts Thailand topped the standings with 109 golds, 102 silvers and 82 bronzes, followed by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
