Her victory in the 3,000m steeplechase final helped Nguyen Thi Oanh equal the record of 15 SEA Games athletics gold medals held by legends from the Philippines and Myanmar.
Instead of lowering the difficulty to pursue a medal at SEA Games 33, Vietnam's wushu star chose to leave empty-handed, aiming for the more significant Asian Games.
Philippines defeated host thailand 4-2 in a penalty shootout, after a one-one draw in regular time, securing a spot in the SEA games 33 women's football final.
Vath Chamroen, secretary general and president of the Cambodian National Olympic Committee (CNOC), criticized Thailand's organization of the 33rd SEA Games.
Dinh Phuong Thanh secured the parallel bars gold medal with 12,900 points, significantly outpacing second-place finisher Satria, who scored 12,633 points, in the competition held on the afternoon of 12/12.
After defeating Singapore 3-0 in their final group stage match, Thailand advanced to the semi-finals and received a total of 800,000 baht from Madam Pang.
Huynh Nhu and her teammates will enter today's final group B match against Myanmar with a single goal: victory, to avoid early elimination at SEA Games 33.
Several Asian newspapers, including the South China Morning Post and Siam Sport, expressed surprise after Cambodia withdrew all its athletes a day after attending the SEA Games 33 opening ceremony.
Former forward Talaohu Musafri believes Indonesia is strong enough to win both group C men's football matches at the SEA Games against Philippines and Myanmar.
Timor Leste's 3-1 victory over Singapore in the second round of men's football Group A at the SEA Games has significantly improved Vietnam's chances of advancing.
