The victory on May 7 morning marked the first gold for Vietnam at the sport in years participating in the tournament, ending the prolonged domination of the Philippines and Thailand.

Last year, in the same event, Vietnam lost to Thailand 19-21 on home turf.

Also on the day, Pham Tien San defended his title in the men’s duathlon event at the Games, bringing about the seventh gold medal for Vietnam. San and Ha Van Nhat were the two Vietnamese representatives among 13 competitors, who competed in three stages – 5km running, 20km biking and 2.5km running.

Sokha Michael Chaumond of Cambodia and Sedilta Pilon Nubatonis of Indonesia won the silver and bronze medals of the event, respectively.

In karate events, Hoang Thi My Tam and Dinh Thi Huong won gold medals in the women's kumite 55kg and the women's under 68kg categories.

Vietnamese Vovinam artists also obtained two gold medals at the Games on May 7 afternoon. The gold medals were carried off by Do Phuong Thao in the women’s 60kg combat event, and Nguyen Thanh Liem in the men's 60kg combat event. 

Meanwhile in Jujitsu, Dao Hong Son brought the first gold for the Vietnam Jujitsu team. With the gold medal in the men's 56kg Ne-Waza NOGI combat event, Son successfully defended his gold medal at previous games. 

As of 6:30pm on May 7, Vietnam earned 12 gold mdeals./.VNA