Table tennis

Nguyễn Duy Phong wins one gold, two silvers at the 2024 Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. — Photo of organisers

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Duy Phong brought home a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship which wrapped up on May 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Phong came from behind to defeat Nicolas Tan of Singapore 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 in the boys U19 singles final match at the Olympic Council of Malaysia Sports Complex.

Earlier, he also beat Yang Ze Yi, another Singaporean player, 11-7, 13-11, 13-11, 11-9, in the semi-final round.

It was great farewell of the Vietnamese player to the tournament as it was his last year at the youth championship.

Vietnamese Nguyễn Duy Phong on the top podium of the boys' U19 singles event of the 2024 Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship. — Photo of Table Tennis Review

It was Việt Nam's only individual title but the third in total, making it a most successful competition of the young players in history.

Earlier, they won in the boys' U19 doubles and U15 doubles.

Other athletes also bagged silvers in the U19 boys' doubles and team events and girls' U19 doubles; and three bronze medals in the girls' U19, boys' and girls' U15 team categories.

“Players' achievement from this championship is remarkable and appreciated," said Phan Anh Tuấn, general secretary of the Việt Nam Table Tennis Federation.

"It is the first time that Việt Nam have earned that much golds in different categories in one regional championship." — VNS