Vien clocked 4:10:96 and bagged the third gold at the SEA Games 29.

Previously the same day, Vien won a gold medal in the women’s 200m backstroke category at 2:13:64, breaking her own previous SEA Games record of 2:14:12.

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Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won gold at the ongoing SEA Games 29 in Malaysia 

Vien also broke the previous SEA Games record and pocketed the first gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke category on August 21.

Meanwhile, track & field athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen broke the previous SEA Games record and won a gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at 56:06.

Petanque player Nguyen Thi Thi won another gold medal for Vietnam at the SEA Games 29 on August 22.

Thi defeated her rival from Thailand 13-12 in the women’s single event.

Vietnam has so far added five gold medals to its tally on August 22.

Vietnam have sent more than 470 athletes to the SEA Games 29 in Malaysia from August 19-30. They are scheduled to complete in 32 out of 38 sports with more than 6,000 rivals from 10 other countries in the region.

The country is set to grab 49-59 gold medals to rank in the top three.

At the previous games in Singapore in 2015, Vietnam finished third with 73 golds.

Source: VNA