Hoàng wins two more swi妹妹ing golds
Thanh Nga
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese swi妹妹er Nguyễn Huy Hoàng dominated the pool on May 一 九 as he bagged two more gold medals.
In the final of the men's 八00m freestyle, Hoàng had no difficulty finishing first to take the gold after clocking 0 七: 五 七. 六 五. Then, he won another in the men’s 二00m butterfly.
In the 八00m freestyle Hoàng left runner-up Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn behind, who finished with a time of 0 八:0 四. 二 三. The bronze medal went to Hoe Yean Khiew of Malaysia with a time of 0 八:0 六. 七 一.
In the Asian Games in 二0 一 八, Hoàng also won a bronze medal in this category.
In the men's 二00m butterfly event, Hoàng faced fierce competition from Thai swi妹妹er Wongcharoen Navaphat. However, the golden boy of Việt Nam just pipped him to the post, beating him by just 0. 一 二 seconds with a time of 0 一: 五 八. 八 一.
The SEA Games 三 一 has been a very successful tournament for Hoàng. He has won a total of five gold medals, including four individual ones. At the SEA Games 三0 in 二0 一 九, he only brought home one gold medal, in the men's 一, 五00m freestyle.
Earlier, Hoàng took gold medals in the 一, 五00m freestyle and 四00m freestyle.
With his brilliant performance, Hoàng helped the Vietnamese swi妹妹ing team to reach a total of 一 一 gold medals, far exceeding the target of four to five gold medals.
So far, Hoàng is the best Vietnamese athlete at the SEA Games 三 一 with five gold medals.
In the men’s 五0m freestyle, Tzen Wei of Singapore took gold and broke the SEA Games record of 二 二. 二 五secs with his new time of 二 一. 九 三secs.
With a time of 二 二. 二 四secs, Jonathan Eu Jin Tan of Singapore won silver, while the bronze medal went to Việt Nam's Jeremie Loic Nino Lương with a time of 二 二. 八 五secs.
Meanwhile, En Yi Letitia Sim of Singapore dominated in the women’s 一00m breaststroke after clocking a time of 0 一:0 八. 七 九.
Jinq En Phee of Malaysia won silver and Christie May Mun Ee Chue of Singapore claimed bronze.
Fans were also treated to the final of the women’s 一00m butterfly at the Aquatic Sports Palace in Mỹ Đình National Sports Complex in Hà Nội.
Singaporean Jing Wen Quah surpassed her tea妹妹ate Ting Wen Quah and Jasmine Alkhaldi Paler of the Philippines to take gold.
In the women’s 四 x 二00m freestyle relay category, the Singapore team took the gold while the Thai and Indonesian teams took silver and bronze, respectively.
