Manila (VNA) – Pencak silat artist Tran Thi Them on December 5 nabbed another gold medal for Vietnam at the30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) which is underway in the Philippines.
She beated herIndonesian opponent Kausse Jeni 5-0 in the women’s tanding 50-55kg final.
Meanwhile,Nguyen Dinh Tuan claimed a silver medal after losing to Singaporean rival Mohamad Yusli Muhammad Hazim in themen’s tanding 50-55kg final.
Vietnampocketed two more bronzes by Pham Thi Tuoi in the women’s tanding 55kg and Nguyen Ngoc Toan in the men’standing under 65kg.
Tennis playerLy Hoang Nam secured a place at the men’s singles final with his teammateDaniel Cao Nguyen after beating Patrombon Jeson from the host country 5-7, 6-1,and 6-3.
Vietnam alsosecured a tennis gold medal as players Ly Hoang Nam and Daniel Cao Nguyen
Earlier thesame day, Le Nguyen Thanh Long brought home a gold medal in pencak silat’standing under 50kg./.
Vietnam competes at ASEAN Schools Games
A 103-strong team of Vietnam, the biggest of its kind, took part in the opening ceremony of the 11th ASEAN Schools Games in Semarang, Indonesia, on July 18.