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Wushu athlete wins gold at SEA Games 32

Wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi claimed the first gold medal for her team on May 11 at the ongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia.
Wushu athlete wins gold at SEA Games 32 ảnh 1Wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi at the ongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia. (Photo: VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Wushu athlete DuongThuy Vi claimed the first gold medal for her team on May 11 at theongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia.

Vi outperformed her opponents to earn 9.606 points inJianshu and 9.623 points in the Qiangshu event.

This is the 51st Vietnam has bagged at the SEA Games 32.

Wushu athlete wins gold at SEA Games 32 ảnh 2Vietnamese basketball player scores in the game against Thai team. (Photo:VNA)

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's 5x5 basketball team the same day won a breathtaking victory over the Thai team with the finalscore of 75-72.

In the cycling event, cyclist Nguyen Thi That only won asilver medal in the long-distance event after losing to Thai cyclist ManeehanJutatip in the final sprint.

In illards, the Vietnamese sports delegationwill surely have gold and silver after player Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu won over Cambodianplayer Woo Donghoon in the semifinals of the men's 3-band carom content and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien defeated Dela Cruz from thePhilippines in the other semifinals. The finals between two Vietnamese players will take place at6 pm on May 11./.

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