Thailand and Indonesia had a tough race on the second day of canoeing at the Games in Hải Phòng City as duo Aphinya Sroichit and Orasa Thiangkathok of Thailand and Indonesian Dayumin and Nur Meni both crossed the finish line of the women’s 500m canoe double with the same time, on May 20.
Mohammed Djouadj, Vice President of the World Vovinam Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation, has expressed his admiration of the host country's organisation of the ongoing Games 31.
As well as watching the region's best athletes battle it out, visitors to Hải Dương Province for the SEA Games also have the chance to visit the Thanh Hà lychee gardens, where the oldest lychee tree in Việt Nam stands.
Men's and women's table tennis singles events continued today in the Hải Dương Sports Complex.
Malaysian shooter Johnathan Guanjie Wong edged out Vietnamese Trần Quốc Cường in a tension competition to win gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the SEA Games 31 on May 19.
Nguyễn Tiến Linh headed in the winner in the 110th minute to send Việt Nam U23s into Sunday’s final against bitter rivals Thailand.
Nguyễn Thị Hương, Trương Thị Phương, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết and Diệp Thị Hương of Việt Nam sprinted first in the women’s 1,000m canoe four of the SEA Games 31 for gold medal on May 19.
In the women's singles badminton event, Vietnamese players Nguyễn Thùy Linh and Vũ Thị Trang lost to Indonesian opponents and were eliminated in the qualifying round on May 19.
