Anh Vien won the 200m backstroke and 400m freestyle finals, wushu won 2 more silver medals
On the morning of August 22, swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won tickets to the finals of the women's 200m backstroke and 400m freestyle at the 29th SEA Games. Meanwhile, in wushu, two athletes Pham Quoc Khanh (men's boxing) and Nguyen Thuy Linh (men's sword - women's stick) brought home two more silver medals for Vietnam.
Up to this point, the Vietnamese sports delegation has won 8 gold medals, 7 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals, temporarily ranking third after host Malaysia (25 gold medals, 19 gold medals, and 15 bronze medals) and Singapore (13 gold medals, 13 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals).
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| Anh Vien won the right to enter the final of the 200m backstroke. Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Women's 200m backstroke qualifying results. |
In the women's 200m backstroke qualifying round, Anh Vien finished first with a time of 2 minutes 18.22 seconds and won a ticket to the final at 6pm tonight (August 22). After that, Anh Vien continued to win the right to compete in the women's 400m freestyle swimming pool when leading the qualifying round with a time of 4 minutes 18.99 seconds.
In the men's 200m breaststroke, two athletes Pham Thanh Bao and Nguyen Huu Kim Son both won tickets to the final at 6pm tonight (August 22). Pham Thanh Bao led the qualifying round with a time of 2 minutes 18.53 seconds while Kim Son ranked 8th with a time of 2 minutes 21 seconds.
Shortly after, athlete Vu Thi Phuong Anh won a ticket to the final of the women's 50m breaststroke at 6:20 p.m. Phuong Anh's qualifying round result was 33.81 seconds.
In the men's 200m butterfly event, two athletes Nguyen Ngoc Huynh and Huynh Man Dat both won tickets to the final at 7pm today (August 22). Ngoc Huynh's qualifying time was 2 minutes 04.97 seconds and Man Dat's time was 2 minutes 09.39 seconds.
Pham Quoc Khanh and Nguyen Thuy Linh brought home 2 more silver medals for Vietnam.Wushu
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| Athlete Pham Thuy Linh in the men's and women's competition. Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
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| Results of the men's and women's competition. |
In the men's martial arts event, athlete Pham Quoc Khanh scored 9.66 points, 0.01 points less than host athlete Mun Hua Ho and received silver medal.
Immediately after that, in the men's knife and women's stick category, athlete Nguyen Thuy Linh also won silver with 19.25 points, 0.04 points behind Indonesian athlete Juwita Niza. Also in this category, athlete Nguyen Thuc Anh won bronze with 18.77 points.
Vietnamese sports can win many gold medals on August 22: With many strong sports competing on the third official day of competition at the 29th SEA Games (August 22), Vietnam Sports (VST) expects to reap many gold medals. In athletics, four gold medal hopefuls including Le Tu Chinh (women's 100m), Quach Cong Lich (400m hurdles), Nguyen Thi Huyen (400m hurdles) and Nguyen Thanh Ngung (20km walk) will compete. Meanwhile, swimming is likely to have 2 more gold medals from Nguyen Thi Anh Vien in the 200m backstroke and 400m freestyle. Gymnastics (TDDC) can also win 2 gold medals in the men's singles including freestyle, pommel horse and rings with athletes Dang Nam, Dinh Phuong Thanh, Do Vu Hung, Le Thanh Tung, Pham Phuoc Hung, Tran Dinh Vuong. Shooting with the appearance of Hoang Xuan Vinh, Tran Quoc Cuong (men's 50m pistol) and Le Thi Hoang Ngoc (25m pistol) can bring home at least 1 gold medal. Meanwhile, cycling is also predicted to win a gold medal in the men's team time trial with riders Mai Nguyen Hung, Nguyen Truong Tai, Trinh Duc Tam and Huynh Thanh Tung. In Wushu, Duong Thuy Vi is likely to win another gold medal in the women's changquan event./. |
According to TTO
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