Vietnamese athletes brought home an additional 11 gold medals on May 10 - the fifth day of competition at the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, thereby topping the medal tally.
Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao sets a new SEA Games record in the men’s 200m breaststroke with 2 minutes 11 seconds and 45 (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Vietnamese athletes brought home an additional 11gold medals on May 10 - the fifth day of competition at the ongoing 32ndSEA Games in Cambodia, thereby topping the medal tally.
They won the gold medals in Pencat Silat, Kun Khmer, golf, track-and-field andswimming.
The latest gold medal went to Pham Thanh Bao in the men’s 200m breaststroke.Bao reached the finish line after 2 minutes 11 seconds and 45, setting a newSEA Games record.
Vietnamese fighter Nguyen Duy Tien (Photo: VNA)
Notably, seven out of the 11 gold medals were presented to martial artists,including four in Pencat Silat and three in Kun Khmer.
Le Khanh Hung, 15, made history when he bagged home a gold medal in golf,becoming the youngest Vietnamese golfer to ever win a gold at SEA Games.
Vietnam won 11 gold medals on May 10, the fifth competition day of theongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, ranking first in the medal tally with 50gold, 50 silver, and 61 bronze medals.
Vietnamese runner Huynh Thi My Tien (Photo: VNA)
As of 9:30pm, Vietnam bagged 50 gold, 50 silverand 61 bronze medals, ranking first in the medal tally.
It was followed by Cambodia (47 gold, 41 silver and 51 bronze), and Thailand(47 gold, 35 silver and 53 bronze).
SEA Games 32 is taking place from May 5-17 in Cambodia’s capital city of PhnomPenh and four other localities - Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, and Kep./.
Vietnam successfully defended its championship in many sports of its strength and secured nine more gold medals on May 9, at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.
French international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has praised Vietnam’s runner Nguyen Thi Oanh who made a gold hat-trick at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.
The Vietnamese athletics team continued to win gold as Huynh Thi My Tien finished first in the women's 100m hurdles with a record of 13.50 seconds on May 10 at the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.
Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao once again excelled when winning the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke on May 10 at the ongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia.
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Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao sets a new SEA Games record in the men’s 200m breaststroke with 2 minutes 11 seconds and 45 (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnamese fighter Nguyen Duy Tien (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnamese runner Huynh Thi My Tien (Photo: VNA) 
