SEA Games 31: Vietnamese rowers and fencers pockets more golds

In the men’s canoe 1,000m, Pham Hong Quan, Hien Nam, Tran Thanh and Nguyen Quoc Toan of Vietnam make a spectacular sprint at the last 200m of the track.

Truong Thi Phuong and Nguyen Thi Ngan defeated their female opponents from Thailand and Indonesia – the two strongest teams in the sports at the Games, with a time of 4 minutes and 30.971 seconds.

Meanwhile, in the men’s canoe 1,000m, Pham Hong Quan, Hien Nam, Tran Thanh and Nguyen Quoc Toan of Vietnam made a spectacular sprint at the last 200m of the track, finishing with a time of 3 minutes and 35.147 seconds, only nearly 2 seconds faster than the Indonesian team, to win the gold medal.

This is the first gold medal of the Vietnamese rowing team in the men's event at SEA Games 31.

Vietnamese rowers also brought home one bronze medal in the men’s kayak four 1,000m on the same day.

In the women’s sabre team event, four Vietnamese fencers have an outstanding performance to win a gold medal.

* The Vietnamese fencing team on May 18 secured the fifth gold medal at SEA Games 31.

Specifically, in the women’s sabre team event, Bui Thi Thu Ha, Phung Thi Khanh Linh, Do Thi Tam and Pham Thi Thu Hoai had an outstanding performance after defeating their Singaporean rivals with a result of 45-39.

This was also the first gold medal won by Vietnam’s female fencers after seven years of waiting.

At this Games, the Vietnamese fencing team has excellently achieved their goal, with five gold, one silver and six bronze medals.

Source: VNA