Vietnam received another gold medal four months after SEA Games 29

Vietnam was announced to receive another gold medal in the women's pencak silat team event because a Thai athlete tested positive for doping.

Three Vietnamese martial artists were promoted to win gold medals at the 29th SEA Games.

The Southeast Asian Games Federation announced that three athletes tested positive for doping at the 29th SEA Games: Wendy Ng Yan Yee (Malaysia, diving), Nurisan Loseng (Thailand, pencak silat) and Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (Thailand, swimming).

“These athletes will be disqualified from all events. The medals they won will be forfeited. If they win a gold medal, it will be awarded to the silver medalist in that event,” said Southeast Asian Games Federation President Tunku Imran Tuanku Jaafar.

The decision means that the number of gold medals won by Vietnam at the 29th SEA Games will increase from 58 to 59. Previously, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy and Nguyen Thi Thu Ha finished second in the regu (performance) pencak silat category, four points behind the Thai team, which included Nurisan Loseng.

This result also helped Vietnam maintain its third place overall at the 29th SEA Games. Two months after the tournament ended, Singapore was announced to have surpassed Vietnam to take this position because the diving duo Ashlee Tan Yi Xuan and Fong Kay Yian were promoted from silver to gold because Wendy Ng Yan Yee of host Malaysia tested positive for doping (at that time, both teams had 58 gold medals, but Singapore had more silver medals).

According to VNE