Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam earned 8 more gold medals on December 3, the thirdofficial competition day at the SEA Games 30 which is going on in thePhilippines, keeping its second place in the tally.
Besidesthe gold, Vietnamese athletes brought home 7 silver and 10 bronze medals duringthe day.
Thewushu team had a successful day with three gold medals of Pham Quoc Khanh (men’s nanquan taolu), Bui Truong Giang(men’s 60-kg) and Nguyen Thi Trang (women’s 65-kg), along with two silvers andfour bronzes.
The other gold medals were earned by Hoang ThiDuyen and Pham Thi Hong Thanh ( both in women’s weightlifting), Do Duc Tri (men’sarnis), Vu Thanh An (men’s fencing) and Dang Nam (men’s gymnastics).
An event that attracted big attention duringthe day was the match between Vietnam’s men’s U22 football team and rivalsSingapore. Duc Chinh scored the only goal in the match at the 85th minute, earning Vietnam three more points in the path to the semifinals.
After three days of competition at the SEA Games30, the Vietnamese team have won 75 medals in total (23 golds, 27 silvers and25 bronzes), ranking after host Philippines with 92 medals (47 golds, 29silvers and 16 bronzes)./.