Special mark of Nghe An athletes at SEA Games 32

Evening of May 17,SEA Games 32officially closed, ending a congress with many special marks of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation.

The 32nd SEA Games took place with 37 sports, 581 events and 12,400 members of sports delegations. At the end of the 32nd SEA Games, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation ranked first overall with a total of 355 medals, including 136 Gold Medals, 105 Silver Medals and 114 Bronze Medals.

The Vietnamese sports delegation concluded the most successful Games in history when competing abroad. Photo: Hai Hoang

This is the third time Vietnam has won the overall medal in the history of the SEA Games. The previous two SEA Games were held in Vietnam (2003 and 2022). This is also the first time Vietnam has won the SEA Games without being the host country. Contributing to the overall achievements of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation, 12 athletes from Nghe An also left their mark at this congress.

The most outstanding athlete was Nguyen Trong Dung, a young man from Hung Nguyen, who had a very successful congress, when he and the excellent Vietnamese diving team brought home 14 Gold Medals, 11 Silver Medals and 5 Bronze Medals for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation. He ranked first in the entire Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 32nd SEA Games.

Nguyen Trong Dung and the Vietnamese swimming team broke the SEA Games record. Photo: Hai Hoang

Nguyen Trong Dung also won a Gold Medal, along with his teammates in the event (4x200m men's water jet relay), breaking the SEA Games record. In addition, Trong Dung won an additional Gold Medal for the event (800m men's water jet) and an individual Silver Medal for the event (400m men's water jet).

After that achievement, Nguyen Trong Dung shared: ''Coming to SEA Games 32, I didn't think I could achieve that, I just knew to try my best with the whole team, to achieve the best results. When I broke the SEA Games record with my teammates, I was very happy and immediately informed coach Ho Phi Luoc, who guided me to be where I am today.''

Nguyen Trong Dung with memorable milestones at SEA Games 32. Photo: Hai Hoang

In addition, the three girls Ngan Thi Van Su (from Tuong Duong), Thai Thi Thao and Vu Thi Hoa (both from Do Luong) of the Vietnamese Women's Team also won the 4th consecutive SEA Games Gold Medal, and made history at the SEA Games.

3 female players, Vietnam women's football team, Ngan Thi Van Su (number 21) is originally from Tuong Duong, currently living in Thanh Chuong; Thai Thi Thao (11) and Vu Thi Hoa (18), both from Do Luong. Photo: Hai Hoang

Among them, the most prominent is midfielder Ngan Thi Van Su. She is one of the young players, trusted by coach Mai Duc Chung and the coaching staff to take on most of the tasks in the matches at SEA Games 32.

Ngan Thi Van Su scored the opening goal in the women's football semi-final of the 32nd SEA Games. Photo: Hai Hoang

Despite her height of 1.52m, this female player is somewhat at a disadvantage when competing with taller opponents, especially in aerial ball disputes. In return, Van Su is always agile, handles well and dribbles intelligently. In the semi-final match against the host team Cambodia, Van Su opened the score and helped the Vietnamese women's team have a resounding victory and earn a ticket to the final.

Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep's joy when winning the Gold Medal at SEA Games 32. Photo: Hai Hoang

Another golden face is martial artist Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep (from Nghi Lien commune, Vinh city). Vietnam karate team, he and his teammates Chu Van Duc, Do Thanh Nhan, Do Manh Hung, Vo Van Hien, Tran Le Tan Dat and Lo Van Bien had a dramatic final match and won the Gold Medal in the men's team event.

The Vietnamese karate team finished the competition at the 32nd SEA Games with 6 Gold Medals, double the Gold Medal target set before the congress.

Nguyen Thi My (far left) and the Cau May team won the Silver Medal at SEA Games 32. Photo: Hai Hoang

Another impressive face is Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, born in 2002 (from Tuong Duong). This beautiful female athlete also won the Silver Medal at the 32nd SEA Games, with the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. A few days before the 32nd SEA Games, the girl from Nghe An also made a great contribution to the journey to the final of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. In the final match against Diamond Food Fine Chef Club - Air Force (Thailand), Nhu Quynh was the one who changed the situation. Since entering the field at the end of set 2, Nhu Quynh continuously shined, scoring important points to help the home team regain control of the game and thereby rise to win the final.

Vi Thi Nhu Quynh was born in 2002 (from Tuong Duong). Photo: Hai Hoang

Another pride of Nghe An sports is Nguyen Thi My - Vietnam Sepak Takraw team. Nguyen Thi My (from Dien Chau) and other teammates won the Silver Medal, in the 4-person team at SEA Games 32.

Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien, Cao Van Binh won Bronze Medals with the Vietnam U22 team. Photo: Hai Hoang

Meanwhile, three Nghe An football players, Ho Van Cuong (from Hoang Mai town), Dinh Xuan Tien (from Nam Dan), Cao Van Binh (from Dien Chau) also won the Bronze Medal with the Vietnam U22 team. Although Philippe Troussier and his team did not have a truly optimistic performance at the 32nd SEA Games, there were still bright spots from individuals, including defender Ho Van Cuong.

With his aggressive and technical playing style, Ho Van Cuong was chosen by coach Philippe Troussier for the position of full-back. Playing aggressively, fast and able to constantly change the direction of attack, Ho Van Cuong is considered a "tornado" on the right wing of U22 Vietnam.

In the Bronze Medal match for men's football, Ho Van Cuong was the author of 2 out of 3 goals of U22 Vietnam against U22 Myanmar.

Ho Van Cuong scored a double in the Bronze Medal match for men's football at the 32nd SEA Games. Photo: Hai Hoang

After the match, Ho Van Cuong said: "Winning the Bronze Medal match makes us very happy. U22 Vietnam may not have had a perfect success, but today's victory helps us complete our minimum goal."

Despite their best efforts, two athletes, Bui Duy Chi Thanh (Kickboxing) and Kha Thanh Truc (Athletics), have yet to win any medals. The lessons learned from this SEA Games will help the athletes perform better in the next tournaments./.