SEA Games 29: Vietnam at third place on August 29 tally

Vietnam stayed at the third place on the medal tally at the end of its 10th day into the SEA Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ends on August 31.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 09:55

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Pencak silat martial artist Nguyen Van Tri and his gold medal at SEA Games 29 (Photo: VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Vietnam stayed at the thirdplace on the medal tally at the end of its 10th day into SEA Games 29 inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ended on August 31.

The country recorded 58 gold, 48 silver, and 55 bronzemedals.

Pencak silat was the highlight of the day, with the teamadding three gold medals to Vietnam’s stock and completing its quota set for goldmedals at the games.

The results were attributable to outstanding performances ofpencak silat martial artists Pham Thi Tuoi (tanding [combat] women’s 50kg),Nguyen Duy Tuyen (tanding men’s 75-80kg) and Nguyen Van Tri (tanding men’s90-kg).

The same day, Vietnamese taekwondo artist Nguyen Van Duyearned a silver medal, while weightlifter Nguyen Hong Ngoc came second in men’sunder 77-kg event with an overall 307kg lift, winning another silver medal.

Malaysia and Thailand still respectively dominated the firstand second places. Their male football teams faced up on the day, with Thailandbeating Malaysia 1- 0, seizing the gold medal.-VNA

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