Le Duc Dong bagged the first gold medal forVietnam on the second official competition day after beating his rival from thehosts Philippines 3-0 in the final of men’s -66 kg.
One day earlier, Tran Thuong earned a goldmedal in men’s -90 kg, while Hoang Thi Tinh won the second gold in kurash forVietnam in women’s -52 kg after beating her rival from the Philippines.
Vietnamese kurash martial artists snatchedup to seven out of the total 15 gold medals of the delegation as of 8pm on December2. In addition, athletes of the country have so far earned 20 silver and 16bronze medals.
According to the SEA Games 30’s officialwebsite, the hosts Philippines temporarily ranked first with 38 gold, 20 silverand 13 bronze medals. The third and fourth places went to Malaysia (10 gold,two silver and seven bronze medals) and Indonesia (six gold, 11 silver and 12bronze medals).
SEA Games 30 officially kicked off onNovember 30 and is set to wrap up on December 12, with the participation ofathletes from the 11 Southeast Asian nations. About 8,750 athletes arecompeting in 56 sports./.