Vietnam was awarded more medals from the 29th Southeast Asian Games held in Malaysia in 2017, as athletes of Thailand and the host country tested positive for doping, the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) has announced.
The Vietnamese teams attended the closing ceremony of SEA Games 29 at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam was awarded more medals from the 29th SoutheastAsian Games held in Malaysia in 2017, as athletes of Thailand and the hostcountry tested positive for doping, the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) hasannounced.
The VOC said ata recent meeting with Vietnamese outstanding athletes in 2018 that Vietnam tookone more gold medal in the women’s trio category of pencak silat and one bronzein the women’s springboard doubles.
The athletes receiving the gold medal aremartial artists Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Thi Thuy, whilethe bronze medalists are divers Nguyen Phuong Anh and Ngo Phuong Mai.
With these additional medals, Vietnam wona total of 59 gold medals, 50 silvers and 61 bronzes, ranking third in themedal tally for the biggest regional sports event. Malaysia and Thailand stilltopped the event.
The 30th SEA Games will be held fromNovember 30 to December 11 in the cities of Manila, Clark and Subic in the Philippines. It will be thebiggest-ever edition with a record 56 sports.-VNA
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The Vietnamese teams attended the closing ceremony of SEA Games 29 at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: VNA) 
