Opening of the 29th SEA Games: Athletics opens

Today (August 19), the 29th SEA Games will open at Bukit Jalil Stadium. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese sports delegation will compete in the marathon at 6am.

Athletics is the only event of the Vietnamese sports delegation on the day the 29th SEA Games officially opened. From 6am, marathon athletes entered the competition at the Malaysian National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil.

In the men's category, the Vietnamese delegation has two athletes, Bui The Anh and Vu Van Son. Notably, the new rising star Vu Van Son achieved an achievement exceeding the SEA Games 28 gold medal, at the Tien Phong Newspaper Cross Country Race in March this year.

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According to the assessment of the Head of the Athletics Department (General Department of Sports and Physical Training) Duong Duc Thuy, the opportunity to win gold medals for Vietnamese athletes is not impossible, however, in the marathon, it depends a lot on weather factors, so it is impossible to use the results of this tournament to predict for another tournament.

Meanwhile, at 5:15 am, athletes Hoang Thi Thanh and Le Thi Thoa will participate in the women's marathon. Compared to the men's, the women's event has less chance of winning medals.

In men's football, the U22 Vietnam team will have a complete break in the morning to study the tape and playstyle of the upcoming opponents. Coach Huu Thang and his team will practice at 4 p.m. at the Universiti Malaya Stadium. During the practice session yesterday afternoon (August 18), the U22 Vietnam players only practiced relaxing in the hallway of this field area due to heavy rain.

Similarly, the Vietnamese women's football team also practiced from 4pm to 5pm at the field next to Universiti Malaya. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team were full of excitement after their 3-0 victory over the Philippines in the opening match of the 29th SEA Games two days ago.

The swimming team with the "golden" hope Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is practicing in secret. The athletics and gymnastics teams - two of the sports considered "mines" of medals for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the SEA Games - are also urgently practicing to prepare for the competition on August 20.

Bukit Jalil Stadium is ready to open for the opening ceremony of the 29th SEA Games tonight (August 19).

The highlight of August 19 is the opening ceremony of the 29th SEA Games, which will begin at Bukit Jalil Stadium at 7 p.m. The organizers have kept all information related to the script secret, but have affirmed that Malaysia will bring a colorful and meaningful opening ceremony./.

According to VOV