Vietnamese athletes earned more gold and silver medals in athletics and shooting on August 25 at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

Runner Le Tu Chinh, a member of Vietnam women's team in the 4 x 100m relay

Vietnamese runners won a gold medal in the women’s 4 x 100m relay in the time of 43:88. Thailand bagged a silver medal in the category in the time of 44:62.

Meanwhile, shooter Nguyen Duy Hoang obtained a silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three positions by scoring 2.8 points lower than the gold medallist Napis Tortu from Thailand.

This was the only medal of the Vietnamese shooting team on the sixth official competition day.

Vietnam’s sports delegation aims to bag 49-59 gold medals to stand in the top three at this games.

VNA