SEA Games 29: More gold medals for Vietnam in cycling, shooting

Vietnam earned two more gold medals in cycling and shooting on August 23, the fourth official competition day of the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.
SEA Games 29: More gold medals for Vietnam in cycling, shooting ảnh 1Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That wins a gold medal in the women's individual mass start, her second individual gold medal (Photo: VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Vietnam earned two more gold medals in cycling and shootingon August 23, the fourth official competition day of the ongoing 29th SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia.

Cyclist NguyenThi That surpassed her rivals of the host Malaysia to win the gold medal in thewomen’s individual mass start. This was That’s second individual gold medalafter the first one in the women’s criterium category.

[SEA Games 29: Cyclist Nguyen Thi That wins 6th gold for Vietnam]

Meanwhile,shooter Ha Minh Thanh secured the other gold medal in the men’s 25m rapid firepistol and set a SEA Games record. This was the first gold medal of theVietnamese shooting team.

Shooters ofMalaysia and Thailand took the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

To date, Vietnamhas recorded a total of 21 gold, 13 silver and 19 bronze medals at SEA Games 29.-VNA  

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