Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Vietnameseathletes won three more gold medals in fencing, athletics and karate in theafternoon of August 23 at the on-going SEA Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat defeated Thai rivalChamcharern Panthewit 12 – 7 to top the men's epee individual event, obtainingthe 6th gold medal of the day for the Vietnamese team.
The 7th gold medal was seized byrunner Vu Thi Men in the women's triple jump event with 14.15 metres, and the 8th belonged to karate artist Ho Thi Thu Hien in the women's below-68kg kumiteevent after Hien beat her Thai opponent Kanokwan Kwangwong 2 – 0.
The same day, Hien’s teammates, Chu DucThinh and Trang Cam Lanh each won a silver medal for their performance in themen’s 75kg and women’s 55kg kumite events, respectively.-VNA