An early double from Nguyễn Văn Tùng seemed to have sealed the victory for Việt Nam, before Quan Văn Chuẩn's horrific mistake gave Malaysia a way back into the game.
Việt Nam's karate team wrapped up their SEA Games tournament with two more golds in the men's and women's kumite (combat) team event.
Nguyên's impressive performance earned him a total of 447 points, falling just short of Aik Soe Lin of Myanmar, who secured the gold medal with 449 points. Phupakorn Wongthanachet of Thailand claimed the bronze with 437 points.
Defending champion Việt Nam beat Myanmar 3-1, while the Philippines revived their hopes after edging Malaysia 1-0 on May 6 in Phnom Penh.
Phạm Thanh Bảo set a SEA Games record in the men's 100m breaststroke on May 7 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Việt Nam's karate fighters won more gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games on May 7 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Mascarenhas-Keyes, who finished the 1.9km swim in 29min, slower than Michel Cassinides, managed the best time in the two-loop 90km bike with 2hr, 16min and 8sec, and 21.1km in 1hr, 25min and 40sec to top the podium.
This was a historic moment for the Vietnamese team as they won regional gold for the first time.
Athletes competed in three stages; 5km running, 20km biking and 2.5km running, half the distance of other SEA Games.
The qualifying round saw the teams competing in a round-robin format, with only the top two teams progressing to the knock-out stage.
Việt Nam wrapped up the first day of the SEA Games competition with two gold medals in swimming and walk race, sealing a total of six titles in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
All three titles went to martial artists, with two in karate and one in vovinam, which is Vietnamese traditional kungfu.
Việt Nam entered the game slowly and met a bit of difficulty because of personal errors in the defence. However, the SEA Games champions also only needed one chance to make a difference against Myanmar.
Vietnamese athletes grabbed silver and bronze on the first day of competition of the 32nd SEA Games in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Đỗ Tú Tùng won two gold medals at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championship which is ongoing in South Korea.
The defending champion, who has been diligently training in the locality for two and a half weeks, aims to use his familiarity with the route and the weather to his advantage and secure his place atop the podium once again.
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen gave the opening speech of the Games that was organised to the Olympic standard.
Well-prepared and free-mind Vietnamese swimmers are excited to grab at least 10 gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games.
