At the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, Thanh earned 13,500 points for his single-bar performance and secured the top spot.
He was followed by Abiyurafi of Indonesia (13,000 points) and Luqman Zulfa of Malaysia (12,500 points).
Earlier, Thanh had obtained 11 SEA Games gold medals, including four in Singapore in 2015, two in Malaysia in 2017, two in the Philippines in 2019, and three in Hanoi last year.
However, Thanh failed to defend his championship in the parallel bars event on May 9, earning only 14,400 points, much lower than his result (15,133 points) at the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi.
In the men’s vault event, Trinh Hai Khang landed a bronze medal with 14,050 points, following Juancho Miguel Eserio of the Philippines (14,525 points) and Tikumporn Surintornta of Thailand (14,150 points).
The same day, Vovinam athletes of Vietnam, namely Le Duc Duy, Mai Dinh Chien, Nguyen Hoang Tan, and Le Phi Bao, recorded 273 points to win a gold in the men’s multi-weapon training event. Cambodia with 265 points obtained a silver while Laos and Myanmar, both 263 points, had a bronze medal each.
With 272 points, the Vovinam team of Vietnam also pocketed a gold medal in the women’s multi-weapon training event earlier on May 9. Lam Thi Loi and Nguyen Thi Tuyet brought home a silver medal in the women’s pair sword training event.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Thanh Trung gained a bronze in the 57kg category of Kun Khmer, a traditional combat sport of Cambodia, after losing to a rival of the host country.
* Volleyball striker Tu Thanh Thuan smashes points record at SEA Games 32
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| Hitter Tu Thanh Thuan faces a competitor of Thailand. (Photo: VNA) |
The Vietnamese men's volleyball team struck bronze, but hitter Tu Thanh Thuan has earned the admiration of the entire Southeast Asia region with his record-breaking performance.
According to statistics, the 1.92m tall Thuan was the highest scorer in the knockout round, with a total of 66 points after the Vietnamese team lost 0-3 to Indonesia and beat Thailand 3-0.
Coming second was Cambodia's opposite hitter Mom Koun with 57 points. Thailand's "giant" Kissada Nilsawai (2.08m) of the men's volleyball team scored 51 points, but this was not surprising as his position was a middle blocker. Another player from Thailand in the top five was the hitter Promchan Anut with 46 points. Indonesia only had one player on this list, namely opposite hitter Rivan Nurmulki, with 44 points.
On May 9, the Vietnamese men's tennis team advanced to the final of the men's doubles event in the team competition by defeating Indonesia in the semifinals.
Pham Minh Tuan/Nguyen Van Phuong defeated David Suranto/Nathan Barki with scores of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. With this result in the doubles match, the Vietnamese team beat Indonesia 2-1 to advance to the final.
At this year's SEA Games, the Vietnamese tennis team is counting on their top player, Ly Hoang Nam, to successfully defend his gold medal in the men's singles event. In the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, Nam ranks 264th in the world and is also the highest-ranked professional player in Southeast Asia.
The same day, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team also kicked off their bid to win gold at the SEA Games 32 with an impressive 3-0 victory (25-12, 25-8, 25-7) over Singapore.
* Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh secures two golds in just 20 minutes
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| Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Oanh pocketed two gold medals at SEA Games 32 |
Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Oanh pocketed two gold medals in just 20 minutes at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia on May 9.
Oanh obtained a gold medal in the women’s 1,500m event at 5:30pm.
The rescheduling of the 3,000m hurdle race to 5:50pm was unable to slow down the Vietnamese athlete, who also finished first in 10 minutes and 34.39 seconds.
Added with the success in retaining her 5,000m title on May 8, Oanh now has three gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games.
Also on May 9, Nguyen Thi Huyen and Nguyen Thi Hang respectively brought home a silver and a bronze medal in the women’s 400m event. The gold medal went to Shereen Samson of Malaysia.
In the women’s high jump, Pham Thi Diem with a result of 1.77m earned a silver medal, following a Thai athlete with 1.79m.
Vietnam also took a gold medal in eSports after defeating Singapore in the team crossfire event the same day. This was its second gold in this category.
In the men’s tennis team event, Vietnam received a silver medal after Ly Hoang Nam lost 0 - 2 to Kasidit Samrej of Thailand.
