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SEA Games 30: Vietnam wins first golds in archery

Archers Loc Thi Dao, Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Thi Phuong won the first gold medal for Vietnam’s archery team at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on December 8.
SEA Games 30: Vietnam wins first golds in archery ảnh 1Archers Loc Thi Dao, Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Thi Phuong win the first gold medal for Vietnam’s archery team at SEA Games 30. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Archers Loc Thi Dao, Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Thi Phuongwon the first gold medal for Vietnam’s archery team at the 30th Southeast Asian(SEA) Games in the Philippines on December 8.

The Vietnamesetrio defeated their Myanmar rivals 6 – 2 at the women’s team one-string bow final.

At the women’s individual one-string bow event, Loc Thi Dao took home agold medal after she defeated the Myanmar archer rival 6-2.

Then, Loc and her teammate Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu wonanother gold medal at the mixed doubles one-string bow event.

Pham Thi ThuTrang also nabbed a gold after she finished first at the women’s 10,000m race walk at 52:59:45.

Pham Thi Hueconquered the women’s 10,000m race at 36:23:44 to bring another gold while her teammate Pham Thi Hong Lesettled for a silver.

Three other gold medals in track-and-fields went toNguyen Thi Oanh at the women’s 1,500m race, Duong Van Thai at the men’s 1,500mrace, and Le Tu Chinh at the women’s 100m race.

Also on the day, the Vietnamese sports delegation broughthome five more golds in different sports.

The gold medalists are Nguyen Thanh Duy at the men’sunder-60kg category (Karate), trio karatekas Luu thi Thu Uyen, Le Thi Khanh Lyand Nguyen Thi Phuong at the women’s team kata, fencers at the men’s epee teamevent, Bui Yen Ly at the women’s 54kg (Muay Thai), and Ngo Dinh Nai at theone-cushion carom billiards.

In addition,Vietnam secured two more silver golds in rowing, with Nguyen Van Ha and NhuDinh Nam finishing second at the men’s lightweight double sculls while Le ThiHien and Pham Thi Hue being runner-ups at the women’s pair event.

Vietnameseathletes are scheduled to compete in 21 sports on December 8.

At 5pm of December 8 (Vietnam time), Vietnam won a total of 59 gold medals./.
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