Vietnam obtains 10 gold medals on SEA Games 30’s first day

The thrilling 2-1 victory over Indonesia by the men’s U22 football team and a gold medal in the women’s over 60kg arnis category concluded a successful day on December 1 for Vietnam at the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30).
Vietnam obtains 10 gold medals on SEA Games 30’s first day ảnh 1Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen (centre) won the gold medal in the women’s 45kg category on December 1 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The thrilling 2-1 victory overIndonesia by the men’s U22 football team and a gold medal in the women’s over60kg arnis category concluded a successful day on December 1 for Vietnam at the30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30).

Nguyen Thi Cam Nhi easily defeated her Myanmarrival to earn the 10th gold medal for Vietnam on the first official competitionday of the ongoing SEA Games in the Philippines.

This was also the third gold medal in arnisVietnam secured on December 1. Earlier, Vu Thi Thanh Binh and Dao Thi HongNhung had also won the finals of the women’s under-55kg and 60kg categories.

During the day, the country pocketed 10 gold, 12silver and seven bronze medals, ranking second in the medal tally.

The gold winners were Dinh Thi Nhu Quynh(women’s cross-country cycling), Nguyen Duc Hoa and Nguyen Thi Hai Yen(dancesport’s quickstep), Vuong Thi Huyen (weightlifting, women’s 45kg), LaiGia Thanh (weighlifting, men’s 55kg category), Doan Minh Truong and NguyenTrong Nha Uyen (dancesport’s jive), Tran Thuong (kurash), Hoang Thi Tinh(kurash), Vu Thi Thanh Binh (arnis), Dao Thi Hong Nhung (arnis), and Nguyen ThiCam Nhi (arnis).

Host the Philippines temporarily ranked firstwith 21 gold, 11 silver and five bronze medals. The third and fourth placesbelonged to Malaysia (four gold, one silver and two bronze medals) andSingapore (three gold, two silver and five bronze medals).

SEA Games 30 officially kicked off onNovember 30 and is set to wrap up on December 12, with the participation ofathletes from 11 Southeast Asian nations. About 8,750 athletes are competing in56 sports./.
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