Nghe An athlete Kha Thanh Truc entered the final of SEA Games 32 athletics
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning, May 8, two athletes Kha Thanh Truc (athletics) and Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep (Karate) competed at the 32nd SEA Games.
On the morning of May 8, athlete Kha Thanh Truc and teammate Tran Thi Yen competed in the women's 200m track and field event at the 32nd SEA Games. This is the event in which Thanh Truc won a gold medal at the National Sports Festival, with a time of 24.05 seconds.
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Athlete Kha Thanh Truc (number 554) completed the women's 200m qualifying round. |
After finishing the qualifying round this morning, Kha Thanh Truc and her two teammates Tran Thi Yen and Ngan Ngoc Nghia (men's 200m) won the right to compete in the final tonight.
In addition, Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep of the Vietnamese karate team at SEA Games 32 will also compete in the men's team kumite (combat) event.
Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep and players Chu Van Duc, Do Thanh Nhan, Do Manh Hung, Vo Van Hien, and Lo Van Bien had an excellent morning of competition to advance to the final match.
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Boxer Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep is ready for the opening match. |
Facing a very strong opponent Indonesia in the semi-finals, the Vietnamese boxers won with a score of 3-1. Notably, boxer Do Thanh Nhan was placed in third place by the coaching staff despite suffering an early injury to his left hand after being kicked by his opponent. However, he still tried his best to compete and won overwhelmingly with a score of 8-0.
Previously, Chu Van Duc also defeated his opponent in the second match with a score of 9-0. Thus, the karate team won the right to enter the finals of both men's and women's team kumite.
In addition, tonight, 3 other athletes, Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien, Cao Van Binh and their U22 Vietnam teammates will also have a very important match against U22 Malaysia.
The match will take place at 7pm at Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh.
At this SEA Games, in addition to the three players Dinh Xuan Tien, Ho Van Cuong and Cao Van Binh, Nghe An has five more athletes in the Vietnamese delegation: Kha Thanh Truc (athletics), Nguyen Viet Ngoc Hiep (karatedo), Bui Duy Chi Thanh (kickboxing), Nguyen Trong Dung (diving) and Nguyen Thi My (soccer).
