Both Can Tat Du (74kg) and Vu Thi Hang (48kg) overwhelmed their Thai rivals, carrying off two gold medals for Vietnam’s wrestling team on December 13.

Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan (56kg) set up a new SEA Games record after lifting a total of 285kg. The 19-year-old succeeded in his first 129kg attempt and managed to lift 156kg in another attempt.

19-year-old Thach Kim Tuan set up a new SEA Games record

Badminton hopeful Nguyen Tien Minh conceded a bitter defeat in a semi-final match against Indonesian rival Rumbaka Dionysius Hayom.

Easily outplaying Rumbaka 21-13 in the first set, Minh lost 12-21 in the second set, and 20-22 in the decisive set to the Indonesian player.

Karatedo artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan defeated Syafrudin Yulianti of Indonesia, bagging a gold medal in the women’s Kate 68kg weight category.  

Another Vietnamese Karatedo artist Lang Thi Hoa knocked out Pertiwi Wiwi of Indonesia in the women’s Kumite 68kg weight category.

The first gold medal of the day went to Hoang Xuan Vinh, Tran Quoc Cuong, and Nguyen Hoang Phuong in the men's 50m Free Pistol Team.

By 07.00pm Vietnam has won 22 gold medals, ranking it second on the medal tally, after hosts Myanmar with 26 gold medals.

Indonesia replaced Thailand to second place with 20 gold medals.