Vietnamese martial artists continued their success in pencak silat at the ASEAN School Games in Hanoi on June 27, winning six gold medals.
Nguyen Thi Mai Lan defeated Indonesia’s Putri Endah Keaksi to grab the first gold medal. Several minutes later, Nguyen Nhat Thanh, Vo Thi Hang and Nguyen Thanh Chung also beat Indonesian rivals Abdul Rahman, Nadia Haq Umami and Bernardino Rezky to claim victory
Two more gold medals went to Nguyen Thi Them and Nguyen Van Phuc.
Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan reached the final of her event, but was defeated by Indonesia’s Marlina.
In the gymnastics, Dinh Phuong Thanh performed outstandingly to win four gold medals in the men’s horizontal bars, parallel bars, vault and freestyle, while Le Thanh Tung won another gold medal on the men’s rings.
Also on June 27, swimmer Ho Nhat Song Vy added another silver medal to Vietnam’s medal tally.
Vietnam currently tops the medals table with 47 gold medals.
Malaysia are in second with 23 golds, followed by Thailand with 19 gold medals.-VNA
