In the women's 10m air pistol team event, the trio of Nguyen Thuy Trang, Trinh Thu Vinh, and Trieu Thi Hoa Hong delivered an impressive performance to win the gold medal with a total score of 1711 , breaking the SEA Games record.
In the women's 10m air pistol individual final became Vietnam's stage. Trinh Thu Vinh shot a near-perfect final series to win the gold medal with 242.7 points , breaking the SEA Games record once again. Right behind her was Nguyen Thuy Trang with 241.7 points, winning the silver medal, completing a convincing gold and silver double. Shooters Pham Quang Huy, Nguyen Dinh Thanh, and Lai Cong Minh won the silver medal with a total score of 1717 , while Indonesia won the gold medal and broke the SEA Games record (1736).
In the afternoon, Vietnam received more good news in karate, as the women's team kumite defeated Thailand 2-0 in the final to win the gold medal . In this match, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly won the opening match to gain an advantage, before Hoang Thi My Tam asserted her dominance with an overwhelming victory, securing the championship.
Tran Hoang Khoi defeated the Thai athlete in the men's singles final, bringing home a historic gold medal
The biggest surprise of the day came in bowling, Tran Hoang Khoi defeated the Thai athlete in the men's singles final, bringing home a historic gold medal – the first time Vietnam has won the bowling championship at the SEA Games.
In the swimming pool, Pham Thanh Bao won the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes 12 seconds 81.Besides Thanh Bao's gold medal, Vietnamese swimming also won a silver medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay.
Pham Thanh Bao won the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke
In other sports, Vietnamese golf added to the medal tally with Nguyen Anh Minh won silver in the men’s individual event and Le Chuc An winning bronze in the women’s individual event. In team sports, Vietnam’s women’s football team recorded a dominant 5–0 victory over Indonesia in the semifinals, reaching the SEA Games final for the 11th consecutive time. The men’s table tennis team and the women’s volleyball team also advanced to the finals after convincing wins.
As of 10:00 p.m. on December 14, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation was provisionally ranked third on the medal table with 35 gold, 33 silver and 65 bronze medals.
List of medals won by Vietnamese sports on December 14th.
Gold medals (5): Nguyen Thuy Trang, Trinh Thu Vinh, Trieu Thi Hoa Hong (Shooting - 10m air pistol team women), Trinh Thu Vinh (Shooting - 10m pistol individual women), Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly, Hoang Thi My Tam, Nguyen Thi Thu (Karate - Kumite team women), Tran Hoang Khoi (Bowling - Men's singles), Pham Thanh Bao (Swimming - 200m breaststroke men).
Silver medals (5): Women's sepak takraw team (Sepak takraw - Regu team), Nguyen Thuy Trang (Shooting - 10m air pistol individual), Nguyen Anh Minh (Golf - Men's individual), Hung Nguyen, Jeremie Luong, Nguyen Quoc, Viet Tuong (Swimming - Men's 4x100m freestyle relay), Nguyen Anh Tu, Nguyen Duc Tuan, Dinh Anh Hoang (Table tennis - men's team).
Bronze medals (7): Nguyen Thi That (Cycling - Women's speed scoring), Quang Thi Tam (Weightlifting - 58kg Women), Anh Minh - Trong Hoang, Anh Huy - Tuan Anh (Golf - Men's team), Le Chuc An (Golf - Women's individual), Kha Nhi, My Tien, Pham Thi Van, Thuy Hien (Swimming - 4x200m freestyle relay Women), Bui Thi Ngoc Ha (Athletics - marathon Women), Nguyen Thanh Ngung (Athletics - 20km walk Men), Nguyen Duc Toan (Weightlifting - 71kg Men).
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