Vietnam stayed at the third place on the medal tally at the end of its 10th day into SEA Games 29 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ended on August 31.

Pencak silat martial artist Nguyen Van Tri and his gold medal at SEA Games 29

The country recorded 58 gold, 48 silver, and 55 bronze medals.

Pencak silat was the highlight of the day, with the team adding three gold medals to Vietnam’s stock and completing its quota set for gold medals at the games.

The results were attributable to outstanding performances of pencak silat martial artists Pham Thi Tuoi (tanding [combat] women’s 50kg), Nguyen Duy Tuyen (tanding men’s 75-80kg) and Nguyen Van Tri (tanding men’s 90-kg).

The same day, Vietnamese taekwondo artist Nguyen Van Duy earned a silver medal, while weightlifter Nguyen Hong Ngoc came second in men’s under 77-kg event with an overall 307kg lift, winning another silver medal.

Malaysia and Thailand still respectively dominated the first and second places. Their male football teams faced up on the day, with Thailand beating Malaysia 1- 0, seizing the gold medal.

SEA Games 29: Vietnam earns third gold in pencak silat

Vietnamese pencak silat Nguyen Van Tri at the competition

Nguyen Van Tri pocketed one more gold in pencak silat for Vietnam on August 29 at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) in Malaysia. 

Tri defeated Singaporean rival Muhammad Shakir 5-0 in their tanding (combat) match in the men’s 90-kg event. 

Before Tri’s victory, two members of the Vietnamese pencak silat team, Pham Thi Tuoi and Nguyen Duy Tuyen, successfully secured two gold medals for Vietnam.

The same day, Vietnamese taekwondo artist Nguyen Van Duy earned a silver medal after losing to his Indonesian rival Ibramin Zarman 12-26 the final match in the men’s 63-kg event.

In the final match of the men’s under 77-kg event, weightlifter Nguyen Hong Ngoc finished second with an overall 307kg lift, adding another silver medal to Vietnam’s metal tally.

The gold medal in the event went to Indonesian lifter Ketut Ariana with a lift of 325 kg.

VNA