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SEA Games 32: Gold medals for Vietnam in ouk chaktrang, gymnastics

Female chess player Doan Thi Hong Nhung on May 9 brought a gold medal to Vietnam in Ouk Chaktrang women's single 60-minute after defeating Fillipo player Shania Mae Garcia Mendoza.
SEA Games 32: Gold medals for Vietnam in ouk chaktrang, gymnastics ảnh 1Vietnamse female chess player Doan Thi Hong Nhung (left) and Fillipo player Shania Mae Garcia Mendoza. (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Female chess player Doan ThiHong Nhung on May 9 brought a goldmedal to Vietnam in OukChaktrang women's single 60-minute after defeating Fillipo playerShania Mae Garcia Mendoza.

With this, the Vietnamese chess team has reached itstarget of two gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games.

Two players Nguyen Quang Trung and Phan Trong Binh alsobrought home another bronze medal in ouk chaktrang, in the men's doublesstandard 60 minutes.

On May 9 afternoon, athlete Dang Ngoc XuanThien won a gold medal in gymnastics in the individual men's hand-crankedevent, with 13.45 points.

Previously, Thien was also in theVietnamese team to win the men's all-round team event.

This is the 33rd gold medal for Vietnam Sportsat the 32nd SEA Games.  

Earlier the same day, Vietnam's Pencak Silat team bagged three bronzemedals including Pham Tuan Anh (65-70kg category), Vu Van Kien (55-60kg category) and Nguyen The Vu (50-55kg category).

Quang Thi Thu Nghia also won a place in the women's finals of Pencak Silat in the 65-70kg weight category, after winning Singaporean Nurul Shuhaila in the semi-finals.

On the men's 400m run, Tran Nhat Hoang finishedsecond, clocking 47:68 seconds. So,he will be present in the final on May 9 afternoon.

Tennis players Hoang Nam and Van Phuongdefeated the duo from Indonesia, with a score of 2-1, to enter the final of themen's team event where they play against Thai players.

SEA Games 32: Gold medals for Vietnam in ouk chaktrang, gymnastics ảnh 2Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang came 3rd in the men's 200m freestyle swimming qualifier after two athletes from Thailand and Malaysia. (Photo: VNA)

Meanwhile, Nguyen Huy Hoang came 3rd in the men's 200m freestyle swimming qualifier after two athletesfrom Thailand and Malaysia. He will compete in the final round on May 9night. Also in this discipline, another Vietnamese swimmer Ngo DinhChuan also book a berth in the final./.

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