"Golden" day for HCMC sports

SGGPO May 15, 2023 00:33

The Vietnamese sports delegation had a successful competition day on May 14, surpassing the 100 gold medal mark. The brilliance of the athletes from Ho Chi Minh City contributed to creating special impressions on the day.

The gold medal in the 5-person group event of the Vietnamese aerobic team had a great contribution from the players from Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The Vietnamese aerobics team successfully concluded their journey at the 32nd SEA Games with the overall first place (5 gold medals). Notably, on the competition day of May 14, the team won a "double" of gold medals in the mixed doubles and 5-person group events. The victories were contributed by the athletes from Ho Chi Minh City: Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi, Le Hoang Phong, Vuong Hoai An and Nguyen Che Thanh.

Hoang Phong and Thuy Vi in the mixed doubles competition. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The duo Le Hoang Phong and Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi had a harmonious coordination to achieve the highest score of 19,233, thereby winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles. Next, together with Nguyen Viet Anh ( Hai Phong ), Thuy Vi, Hoang Phong, Hoai An and Che Thanh stepped up to the podium to win the 5-person group event with a near-perfect score of 19,611, 2,144 points more than the second-placed Thai team. It can be said that this is a precious gift for the tireless efforts of the young athletes.

Over the years, Ho Chi Minh City has always been a pioneer in developing aerobics, contributing many key players to the Vietnamese team. Before the 32nd SEA Games, the 5-person team with key members from Ho Chi Minh City aerobics made a big splash when winning the gold medal at the World Championships.

In fencing, although the individual competition was not successful, the fencers of Ho Chi Minh City affirmed their position in the team competition. Nguyen Tien Nhat, Nguyen Phuoc Den, Hoang Nhat Nam and Truong Tran Nhat Minh excellently defeated the Thai team with a score of 45-33 in the final match of the men's sabre team, contributing another valuable SEA Games gold medal to the Vietnamese sports delegation.

Ho Chi Minh City fencers won gold medal in men's team sabre event

An interesting point on the competition day of May 14, taekwondo fighter Ly Hong Phuc became the 100th gold medal winner for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 32nd SEA Games. In the men's 74kg combat weight class, the male fighter from Ho Chi Minh City started with a 2-0 victory over his opponent from Myanmar. In the final match with the Thai fighter later, Hong Phuc competed quite calmly to win the overall victory 2-1.

Boxer Ly Hong Phuc (red armor) won the gold medal in the 74kg combat category. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Closing the joy of victory of the day for HCMC sports was the gold medal in the 4x50m mixed diving relay. Nguyen Thanh Loc, Do Dinh Toan (HCMC), Pham Thi Thu (Hai Duong) and Cao Thi Duyen (Thanh Hoa) finished first with a time of 1 minute 06 seconds 73, thereby closing the journey of the Vietnamese diving team at the SEA Games with a total of 14 gold medals and ranked first overall.

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