The country registered 55 gold, 41 silver and 51 bronze medals.

August 28 could be said to be a golden day for the Vietnamese weightlifting team, when both Thach Kim Tuan and Trinh Van Vinh won highest scores in the men’s 56-kg and 62kg events, respectively.

Weightlifter Vinh even broke two SEA Games records for a total lift of 307kg and snatch lift of 172 kg.

The women’s rhythmic gymnastics team and taekwondo artists added 3 silver medals, while badminton and muay brought 3 bronze medals to Vietnam stock on the day.

Host Malaysia was still on top of the tally with 109 gold, 75 silver and 69 bronze, , while the figures for runner-up Thailand were 60, 72 and 74, respectively.

SEA Games 29: weightlifter Vinh wins gold, breaks 2 records

Weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh earned a gold medal in the men 62kg event at the ongoing SEA Games 29 after lifting 307kg in total, breaking the record of 304 kg set at the previous games.

Weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh

Vinh’s performance also helped him break another SEA Games record in the snatch lift category with a lift of 172 kg, compared to the previous record of 167 kg by Indonesian athlete Eko Yuki Irawan. 

Eko Yuki Irawan was a strong rival, who came second in the event with a total lift of 306kg.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh, world No 62, was defeated 21-11, 21-16 by SEA Games No 1 seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, world No 22, in their match.

The 34-year-old player secured a bronze medal in the men's singles and finished his SEA Games career.

VNA