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SEA Games 32: Vietnam win nine more golds on May 7

Vietnamese athletes won a total of nine gold, seven silver and five bronze medals on May 7 – the second official competition day of the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia.
SEA Games 32: Vietnam win nine more golds on May 7 ảnh 1Women’s basketball team win gold medal (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Vietnamese athletes won a total of nine gold, sevensilver and five bronze medals on May 7 – the second official competition day ofthe ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia.

Notably, in the women’s 3x3 basketball, Vietnam beat thePhilippines 21-16 to get the regional gold for the first time, putting an endto the prolonged domination of the Philippines and Thailand in this sport.

SEA Games 32: Vietnam win nine more golds on May 7 ảnh 2Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, Pham Thanh Bao set a record in the men's 100mbreaststroke, finishing first with a time of 1min and 0.97sec. His time was a new record of the competition, beating the 1min 1.17seche set at the last Games in Hanoi.

Also in swimming, the men's relay team came from behind tosecure gold for the country in the 4x200m freestyle event, clocking 7 min 18.51 sec.

SEA Games 32: Vietnam win nine more golds on May 7 ảnh 3In jujitsu, Dao Hong Son gets the gold in the men's 56kg pool (Photo: VNA)
In jujitsu, Dao Hong Son grabbed the gold in the men's 56kgpool in which rivals competed in a round-robin format. Son had the same points afterthree wins and one loss with fighters from Singapore and the Philippines buthis outstanding performance pushed him to the gold.

As of 9:30pm on May 7, Vietnam ranked fourth in the medaltally, with 15 golds, while host Cambodia topped the table with 29./.
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