The gold medal in the men’s football concluded a successful day for Vietnam at the 30th SEA Games on December 10 with 17 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.
Doan Van Hau scored two goals in the 3-0 victory over Indonesia on December 10, helping Vietnam earn a gold medal in the men's football at the 30th SEA Games (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The gold medal in themen’s football concluded a successful day for Vietnam at the 30th SEA Games onDecember 10 with 17 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.
The 3 – 0 victory against Indonesia earnedVietnam the first-ever gold medal in the SEA Games men’s football.
Meanwhile, track-and-field athletes obtained sixgold medals, namely Nguyen Thi Oanh (women’s 5,000m run and 3,000msteeplechase); Nguyen Thi Huyen (women’s 400m hurdles); Do Quoc Luat (men’s3,000m steeplechase); Nguyen Thi Oanh, Quach Thi Lan, Hoang Thi Ngoc and NguyenThi Hang (women’s 4x400m relay); Quach Cong Lich, Luong Van Thao, Tran Dinh Sonand Tran Nhat Hoang (men’s 4x400m relay).
Particularly, with 10 minutes and 0.02 second,Nguyen Thi Oanh not only pocketed her third gold medal at this year’s SEA Gamesbut also broke the Games’ record in the 3,000m steeplechase event.
Vietnamese wrestlers won seven gold medals onthe day. They are Ha Van Hieu (men’s freestyle 125kg), Nguyen Xuan Dinh (men’sfreestyle 65kg), Nguyen Huu Dinh (men’s freestyle 61kg), Kieu Thi Ly (women’s55kg), Nguyen Van Cong (men’s freestyle 57kg), Can Tat Du (men’s freestyle70kg), and Nguyen Thi My Hanh (women’s 62kg).
In kickboxing, Nguyen Xuan Phuong and Huynh VanTuan bagged golds in the men’s 57kg and 51kg events, respectively.
Swimmer Tran Tan Trieu also brought home a goldmedal in the 10km category.
At the end of the 10th official competition day,Vietnam gained 97 gold medals, surpassing the target of 65 gold medals set forthe Games.
Host the Philippines still tops the medal tablewith 149 gold, 117 silver and 119 bronze medals. Vietnam ranks second with 97gold, 85 silver and 104 bronze medals, followed by Thailand with 92 gold, 102silver and 122 bronze medals./.
The Vietnamese sports delegation won a total of 14 gold medals on December 9, the ninth competition day of the ongoing 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, bringing the total to 80 so far, surpassing the target of 65.
Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh secured the first gold medal for Vietnam on the 10th competition day (December 10) of the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines.
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Vietnam won the first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal after defeating their Indonesian rivals 3-0 in the final match in the Philippines on December 10.
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Doan Van Hau scored two goals in the 3-0 victory over Indonesia on December 10, helping Vietnam earn a gold medal in the men's football at the 30th SEA Games (Photo: VNA) 
