Swimmer Anh Vien bags two more gold medals for Vietnam on December 7 (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam secured an additional eight gold, seven silver and ten bronzemedals on December 7 – the seventh competition day of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines, retaining its thirdplace on the medal tally.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won both the women's 400m freestyle and 100mbackstroke events, defending her titles comfortably.
The 23-year-old clocked 4min 13.20sec in the 400mfreestyle. Gan Ching Hwee of Singapore and Natthanan Junkrajang fromThailand were second and third, respectively.
In the latter race, Vien finished with a timeof 1:02.97. Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta and Jasmine Alkhaldi, bothof the hosts, were the runners-up.
Vien who is expected to win eight titles in this Gameswill take part in the 400m individual medley. She is the defending champion.
Meanwhile, taekwondo martial artists took two golds inpoomsae (performance) disciplines.
The experienced Chau Tuyet Van and her four teammates triumphed in thefreestyle mixed team. The Vietnamese group of five won over the jury andspectators with a stunning performance that earned 7.799 points, leavingthe other teams far behind.
The Philippines took 6.866 points to place second andIndonesian got 6.799 points for their third seat.
Minutes later, Nguyen Thi Mong Quynh topped the women's individual freestylepoomsae with 7.433 points. Olivia Janna Dominique of the hosts andLaosoongnearn Sakuna of Thailand were second and third, respectively.
The taekwondo poomsae team also took two silvers andtwo bronzes in other classes. The fighters will start their competitions on December 8.
In the morning, the table tennis team ended a 10-yeartitle drought after they won in the men's doubles event.
Duo Nguyen Anh Tu and Doan Ba Tuan Anh defeated Chua Josh Shao Han andPang Yew En Koen of long-time dominating Singapore 3-1 inthe final.
It is considered a historic mark for not only Vietnam but also Southeast Asia as Singapore have dominated table tennis for yearsafter they naturalised many Chinese players.
Other gold medals on the day went to the judo squadwho won in the women's team who defeated Indonesia 3-2 in the final, while Truong Thi Phuong took her second title after winning the women's 200m canoeing.
The athletics team won their first gold at the Gamesafter finishing first in the 4x400m mixed relay. They finished in a timeof 3min 19.50sec, setting a record as it was the first time this event had beenheld.
Olympic winner Hoang Xuan Vinh secured a silver but he will bedisappointed as the men's 10m air pistol is his strong suit.
Vinh was No 1 seed of the event and he led untilthe last three shots. But poor final shots dropped him to second positionwith only 239.6 points, 0.9 points less than winner Kulchairatt Pogpol ofThailand.
It was the second time in a row Vinh has failed in aSEA Games. Two years ago, he also finished second, losing toMalaysian Jonathan Wong.
Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won both the women's 400m freestyle and 100mbackstroke events, defending her titles comfortably.
The 23-year-old clocked 4min 13.20sec in the 400mfreestyle. Gan Ching Hwee of Singapore and Natthanan Junkrajang fromThailand were second and third, respectively.
In the latter race, Vien finished with a timeof 1:02.97. Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta and Jasmine Alkhaldi, bothof the hosts, were the runners-up.
Vien who is expected to win eight titles in this Gameswill take part in the 400m individual medley. She is the defending champion.
Meanwhile, taekwondo martial artists took two golds inpoomsae (performance) disciplines.
The experienced Chau Tuyet Van and her four teammates triumphed in thefreestyle mixed team. The Vietnamese group of five won over the jury andspectators with a stunning performance that earned 7.799 points, leavingthe other teams far behind.
The Philippines took 6.866 points to place second andIndonesian got 6.799 points for their third seat.
Minutes later, Nguyen Thi Mong Quynh topped the women's individual freestylepoomsae with 7.433 points. Olivia Janna Dominique of the hosts andLaosoongnearn Sakuna of Thailand were second and third, respectively.
The taekwondo poomsae team also took two silvers andtwo bronzes in other classes. The fighters will start their competitions on December 8.
In the morning, the table tennis team ended a 10-yeartitle drought after they won in the men's doubles event.
Duo Nguyen Anh Tu and Doan Ba Tuan Anh defeated Chua Josh Shao Han andPang Yew En Koen of long-time dominating Singapore 3-1 inthe final.
It is considered a historic mark for not only Vietnam but also Southeast Asia as Singapore have dominated table tennis for yearsafter they naturalised many Chinese players.
Other gold medals on the day went to the judo squadwho won in the women's team who defeated Indonesia 3-2 in the final, while Truong Thi Phuong took her second title after winning the women's 200m canoeing.
The athletics team won their first gold at the Gamesafter finishing first in the 4x400m mixed relay. They finished in a timeof 3min 19.50sec, setting a record as it was the first time this event had beenheld.
Olympic winner Hoang Xuan Vinh secured a silver but he will bedisappointed as the men's 10m air pistol is his strong suit.
Vinh was No 1 seed of the event and he led untilthe last three shots. But poor final shots dropped him to second positionwith only 239.6 points, 0.9 points less than winner Kulchairatt Pogpol ofThailand.
It was the second time in a row Vinh has failed in aSEA Games. Two years ago, he also finished second, losing toMalaysian Jonathan Wong.
To date, Vietnam has bagged 159 medals, including 45 golds, 50 silvers and 64 bronzes.
The host Philippines still ranked first with 89 gold, 67 silver and 65 bronze medals. It was followed by Indonesia with 50 golds, 49 silvers and 58 bronzes./.
VNA