SEA Games 32: Vietnam keeps top place in medal tally after last competition day
Vietnamese athletes won 12 more gold medals on May 16, the last official competition day of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) which is taking place in Cambodia.
Weightlifter Nguyen Quoc Toan wins gold in the men's 89kg category (Photo: VNA)
Kickboxer Nguyen Hoang (red) excellently defeated his Filipino opponent (blue) to win gold in the men's 67kg (Photo: VNA)
As a result, Vietnam earned a total 136 gold medals, topping the medal tally at the regional Games as of 9:30pm May 16. This is the first time Vietnam led the medal tally at a SEA Games not held in home ground.
Thailand is second with 108 gold and Indonesia third with 85 gold. Host Cambodia comes fourth with 81 gold.
Huynh Nhu wins a gold medal for the Vietnamese dansport team. (Photo: VNA)
On May 16 alone, Vietnam earned four gold medals in wrestling, two in kickboxing, two in weightlifting, and one each in Judo, boat racing, fencing and dance sport./.
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Long An Sports' Milestones
- Visit the rich neighborhood of Thanh Phu Long
- Swimmer Vo Thi My Tien breaks 2 national records
- Long An ranks 3rd in National Swimming Championship 25m pool
- Opening of Cultural Exchange Space and Trade, Cuisine and Tourism Fair
- Opening of Long An 2nd Culture - Sports - Tourism Week in 2024 with the theme 'Long An - Aspiration of Vam Rivers'
- Over 900 million VND to renovate Long An Stadium
