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Swimmer, marathoner bag gold medals at SEA Games 32

Swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen finished first in the men's 200m individual medley final swimming with 2 minutes and 01.28 seconds on May 6 afternoon at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, begging the first gold medal for the Vietnamese swimming team at the tournament..
Swimmer, marathoner bag gold medals at SEA Games 32 ảnh 1Swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen at SEA Games 32. (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Swimmer Tran Hung Nguyenfinished first in the men's 200m individual medley final swimming with 2 minutes and 01.28 seconds on May 6 afternoon at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, begging the first gold medal for the Vietnamese swimmingteam at the tournament.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc brought home the first gold medal for Vietnamese athletics, clocking 1 hour and 55 minutes in the women's 20km walk.

The Games officially began on May 5 and will finish onMay 17 in Cambodia’s capital city and four other localities, with more than12,400 athletes, coaches, officials, staff and volunteers set to participate.

The Vietnamese team has 1,003 members, including 702 athletescompeting in 31 sports. They target to win between 90-120 gold medals for aplace in the top three finish./.

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