At the 22nd SEA Games, player Dao Thien Hai won 1 Silver Medal for men's team chess and 1 Gold Medal for men's standard chess. This year, player Dao Thien Hai is 47 years old. According to the registration, players will compete in the maruk flag and ASEAN flag at the 33rd SEA Games. The coaching staff of the Vietnam Chess Team has high expectations of winning medals in this player's experience.
At the Vietnam Sports Delegation participating in the 33rd SEA Games, Mr. Mai Duc Chung (women's soccer) was the oldest coach. Participating in the arena in Thailand this time, coach Mai Duc Chung is 71 years old. Meanwhile, champion Hoang Nam Thang is the oldest athlete. Mr. Hoang Nam Thang is 56 years old this year.
The two golf and badminton teams are the teams with the average age of the youngest athletes of the Vietnam Sports Delegation. These teams are all under 20 years old. Although they are young athletes, each team has the goal of winning medals at the 33rd SEA Games.
The two flag bearers Le Thanh Thuy (volleyball) and Le Minh Thuan (karate) are both entering their 30s at the 33rd SEA Games. Notably, the two athletes participated in the 29th SEA Games in 2017 and won medals. That was their last Southeast Asian Games before returning to participate in the 33rd SEA Games.
