SEA Games 33: Athletics, judo, swimming deliver successive golds for Vietnam

Vietnam continued its impressive run at SEA Games 33 as judo, athletics, and swimming brought in a series of gold medals on the evening of December 11.

In the judo Nage no Kata final, Tran Quoc Cuong and Phan Minh Hanh showcased superior technique to claim a flawless victory, earning Vietnam’s 12th gold and reaffirming the nation’s strength in regional judo competitions.

Vietnamese athletics also shone, capturing two golds within just one hour. Ho Trong Manh Hung secured the first athletics gold in the men’s triple jump.

In the women’s 1,500m race, Bui Thi Ngan and Nguyen Khanh Linh turned the track into an internal showdown. Ngan made a decisive sprint in the final stage to finish first with a time of 4 minutes 27.35 seconds, while Linh followed closely to take silver, completing a remarkable one-two finish for Vietnam.

Swimmer Pham Thanh Bao delivered an impressive performance to win the men’s 100m breaststroke convincingly. Shortly after, the Vietnamese men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team (Nguyen Viet Tuong, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Tran Van Nguyen Quoc, and Tran Hung Nguyen) delivered an outstanding performance, finishing first with a time of 7 minutes 18.67 seconds and securing Vietnam’s second swimming gold./.