After the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games, Vietnamese sports will compete with 20 sports on December 10. According to the assessment of recent achievements and force correlation, there are up to 6 sports in which Vietnamese athletes can win gold medals.
Taekwondo includes 6 events, considered the strength of Vietnam, with the competition of fighters such as Nguyen Trong Phuc, Nguyen Thi Kim Ha (mixed doubles event); Pham Quoc Viet, Nguyen Thien Phung, Nguyen Trong Phuc (men's team); Le Ngoc Han, Le Tran Kim Uyen, Nguyen Thi Kim Ha (women's team) and male and female freestyle mixed teammates (3 women's, 3 men's).
Among the above names, Nguyen Thien Phung is the most expected because he has won 7 world championships and 5 consecutive gold medals at the SEA Games. It is expected that Vietnamese sports will have a gold medal in Taekwondo.
The second competition with the potential to bring a medal to Vietnam is jujitsu with 6 finals, including 4 challenges and 2 doubles events.
Boxer Dao Hong Son - the world champion of the men's 62kg category, who won 2 gold medals at the SEA Games, is hoped to continue to maintain good results. In addition, Vu Thi Anh Thu (women's 63 kg weight class) is also highly appreciated by the coaching staff.
With 6 final events including 4 short distances and 2 obstacle breaks, canoeing is also capable of bringing home a gold medal. Nguyen Thi Huong, Diep Thi Huong compete in the C2 500m double boat; Pham Hong Quan competes in the C1 500m single boat...
In particular, the pressure is on Nguyen Thi Huong - who won 5 gold medals at the SEA Games and just participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Notably, on December 10, Vietnamese sports will participate in the swimming qualifying round with 6 events including 100m reps, 100m freestyle, 200m mixed male, 200m butterfly, 50m frog and 4x100m women's freestyle relay.
swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen is eager to bring the gold medal to Vietnam in the 200m mixed distance.
At the same time, mountain bike competition also competed in Chonburi. Despite the difficulties, Bui Van Nhat, Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang and Chao Ong Lu Phim are still capable of winning gold medals if they develop their abilities.
Iron badminton has great potential to bring medals to Vietnamese sports. Nguyen Thi Thi, Lai Thi Dung, Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu... are highly appreciated and expected to make a difference. Recently, the Vietnamese girls won the world championship, winning the silver medal at the Southeast Asian Championship.
