In athletics, Nguyen Hoang Minh finished first in the men’s 400m category with a time of 53.07 seconds, while Phung Dinh Tu won a gold medal in the men’s 100m with a time of 11.61 seconds.
Other gold medals went to Nguyen Thi Thuy in the women’s 100m (15.78 seconds), Tran Van Duc in the men’s 1500m (4 minutes and 47 seconds), and Vuong Chau in the men’s discus.
Nguyen Thanh Xuan added a gold medal to Vietnam’s tally after his successful performance in the 65kg power-lifting category.
Swimmer Pham Anh Tu finished the men’s 400m freestyle in 5 minutes and 37.82 seconds, ranking first.
Vo Huynh Anh Khoa won two golds when he was the first to cross the finishing line in the men’s 100m butterfly and 400m freestyle with respective times of 1 minute 6.18 seconds and 4 minutes 55.7 seconds.
As of 5:30pm, Vietnam ranked fourth in the medal standings with 24 gold, 24 silver, and 24 bronze medals, following Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.
