Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam pocketed a bronze medal in basketball men’s 3x3 on December 2after beating Thailand in a third place playoff at the ongoing 30th SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines.
It is a historic medalof Vietnam’s basketball at the regional sport event.
The team, comprisingof Dinh Thanh Tam, Duong Vinh Luan, Dang Quy Kiet and Tran Dang Khoa, previouslylost to Indonesia in the semi-final.
The same day, the Vietnamesewomen’s 3x3 team was defeated by the hosts Philippines, who were thetournament’s favourites.
On December 3, theVietnamese men’s U22 football team will face Singapore at 7pm (Hanoi time).
Vietnam maintained the second spot in the medal tally, with 15 gold, 20 silverand 16 bronze medals as of 8pm on December 2./.
US basketball development programme returns to Vietnam
The US National Basketball Association (NBA)’s global basketball development programme for boys and girls (Jr NBA) has returned to Vietnam for the fifth consecutive year.