Vietnamese women's basketball team won the SEA Games Gold Medal for the first time in history
(Baonghean.vn) - Defeating the Philippines Team, the Vietnamese Basketball Team won the SEA Games Gold Medal for the first time in history.
At noon on May 7, the 3x3 women's basketball team excellently defeated the Philippines team with a score of 21-16 to be crowned champion.
The Vietnamese women's 3x3 basketball team, including Vietnamese-American twins Truong Thao My, Truong Thao Vy, Huynh Thi Ngoan, and Nguyen Thi Tieu Duy, won the Philippines with a score of 21-16 in the final, bringing home the second Gold Medal on the competition day of May 7 after Pham Tien San (men's individual duathlon).
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The Vietnamese throwers entered the game confidently and quickly scored the first points. Photo: Hai Hoang |
In the group stage, the Vietnamese women's basketball team played excellently. They defeated two very strong opponents, Thailand and the Philippines, and then continued to beat Laos to enter the semi-finals. Then, in the semi-finals, the Vietnamese girls were led 4-10 by Indonesia, but we made a spectacular comeback to win 21-18.
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Vietnam's women's 3x3 basketball team forced the Philippines girls to fall into a chasing position. Photo: Hai Hoang |
In the final match, the Vietnamese team was at a disadvantage when they were trailing 3-5 at the beginning of the match. However, the Vietnamese girls played with focus, taking advantage of every point to take the lead over their opponents. The Vietnamese-American twins Thao My and Thao Vy were still the bright spots with their powerful dribbling and many accurate 2-point shots. The aggressiveness of the Truong sisters helped the Vietnamese team always maintain the lead over the Philippines.
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The new SEA Games champions burst into tears, hugging each other in celebration and unable to hold back tears of joy. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Vietnam led by 4 points with less than 2 minutes left in the match. When the Philippines just scored another point, Truong Thao My made 2 perfect shots to bring home the historic Gold Medal for Vietnamese basketball.
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The girls of the Vietnam 3x3 Basketball Team on the podium receiving the Gold Medal. Photo: Hai Hoang |
This is the first time Vietnamese basketball has won a Gold Medal at the SEA Games, including both the traditional 5x5 event and the new 3x3 event introduced in the 2019 Games./.