Dinh Phuong Thanh won gold medal in gymnastics parallel bar event, raising his personal collection at all SEA Games editions to 14 gold medals.
Vietnam's Bac Thi Khiem beat her Filipino opponent to win gold in taekwondo while Khuat Hai Nam won a karate gold with a victory over a Thai opponent.
Vietnam's Khuat Hai Nam (red belt) fights Thailand's Chanchang in the karate men's kumite 67 kg event at SEA Games on Dec. 12, 2025.
Nguyen Thi Huong and Mai Thi Thuy won a gold medal by finishing first in the women's 200m canoeing doubles event, in 43.419 seconds.
Le Thi Mong Tuyen and Nguyen Tam Quang won Vietnam's first gold medal in shooting at the tournament by beating their Thai opponents in the 10m air rifle event.
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Vietnamese shooters Le Thi Mong Tuyen (L) and Nguyen Tam Quang at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Hieu Luong |
Vietnam also won five silver medals on Friday in athletics, karate, swimming and taekwondo, and 11 bronze medals in athletics, gymnastics, ju jit-su, swimming and taekwondo.
The country has won 24 gold medals after three days.
The women's volleyball team advanced to the semifinals on the same day by beating Indonesia.
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The Vietnam women's volleyball team celebrates a point in their match against Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong |