Hanoi (VNA) The Vietnamese delegation finished in first place in the medal table of the XXXI Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with 205 gold medals, a new gold medal record, 11 more than the previous mark set by Indonesia at SEA Games 19.
The gold medals won by Vietnamese athletes demonstrated a breakthrough in professionalism.
Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh celebrates her victory with the national flag (Source: VNA)* Advancement of Athletics and Swimming
These two basic sports brought a total of 33 gold medals, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the total number achieved by the Indochinese nation’s national delegation in the regional sporting event, thus reflecting the great efforts and quality of the athletes. in the competitions.
Rowing competition (Source: VNA)In athletics, the runner Nguyen Thi Oanh won a golden hat-trick, notably scoring nine minutes 46 seconds in the 3,000-meter hurdles event, breaking her own record of 10 minutes and 0.02 seconds set in the previous edition of the SEA Games.
Meanwhile, Lo Thi Hoang broke the record of 55.97 meters in the javelin throw that existed 15 years ago with a new record of 56.37 meters.
On the other hand, the swimmers contributed a total of 11 gold medals, particularly Nguyen Huy Hoang, who won five distinctions and set a new record in the men’s 400-meter freestyle.
Images from the 51-kilogram boxing final between Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Tam and her Filipino rival Irish Magno Ardiente (Source: VNA)In the context of the complicated evolution of COVID-19, Vietnamese swimmers not only exceeded their goal set for SEA Games 31, but also won two tickets to attend the XVIII World Championships in Athletics, scheduled to be held in Eugene (United States). States), from July 15 to 24, 2022.
* Stability of Olympic sports
A number of Olympic sports have brought important achievements to the Vietnamese delegation in the regional sporting event.
National athletes contributed a total of seven golds in shooting, five in gymnastics, three in weightlifting, five in fencing, eight in rowing, three in boxing, four in cycling, one in tennis and 17 in wrestling, among others.
Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (Source: VNA)These statistics show that the number of gold medals in the field occupies more than 30 percent of the total in the SEA Games 31, thus reaffirming the quality of Vietnamese athletes in numerous Olympic modalities.
* Martial arts: “gold mine”
The Vietnamese national sports delegation created a spectacular breakthrough since the beginning of the SEA Games 31, thanks to the “golden showers” of martial arts, especially seven medals in Kurash, 10 in Wushu, nine in Judo, nine in taekwondo, seven in Karate, six in Pencak Silat, six in Vovinam, five in Kickboxing, five in Muay and two in Jujitsu, among others.
Medal ceremony for athletes (Source: VNA)However, the sport of Vietnam needs to expand the calculus to reach its goals and achieve achievements in larger arenas, especially in Olympic competitions such as Taekwondo, Boxing and Wrestling and in Asian games such as Wushu, Karate, Kurash and Judo.
Los SEA Games 31with the slogan “For a stronger Southeast Asia”, were held from May 12 to 23 in Hanoi and other neighboring towns.
The event included 40 disciplines, of which 36 were approved by the National Steering Committee for the regional Sports Games: athletics, aquatic sports, gymnastics, rowing, kickboxing, fencing, football, badminton, tennis, volleyball, basketball, cycling, Vovinam , pencak silat, golf, diving, Muay, among others.
More than 13 thousand athletes, coaches and associated personnel participate in the sporting event; among them, 1,341 are Vietnamese.
This is the second time that Vietnam has organized the SEA Games, after the 2003 edition./.
