SEA Games 31: Summary of the May 8 competition and the May 9 schedule

Ngo Phuong Mai won bronze in the women’s 1m softball singles with 224.00 points after 5 jumps, bringing home the first medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the SEA Games. After Ngo Phuong Mai’s bronze medal in the women’s 1m softball event, the Vietnamese diving team continued to win another silver medal in the men’s 3m soft doubles event of the pair Nguyen Tung Duong and Phuong The Anh.

The couple Nguyen Tung Duong and Phuong The Anh won silver in the men’s softball doubles 3m

Men’s football continues to take place in Group A matches at Viet Tri Stadium – Phu Tho. At 16:00, Timor Leste met Myanmar and U23 Myanmar had a difficult victory with a score of 2-3 thanks to a decisive goal in the last minute of injury time after leading 2 – 0 in the first half. .

Immediately after the match between Timor Leste and Myanmar, U23 Vietnam also had a match against U23 Philippines. It seemed that a victory would be within reach of the home team, but the young Philippine players had a very good defensive position after carefully studying the football style of the Vietnamese players. As the more appreciated team, U23 Vietnam actively played offensively right after the opening whistle. Despite completely overwhelming play, U23 Vietnam could not get a goal against U23 Philippines in the second match in Group A men’s football at SEA Games 31 and left the field with 1 point.

Men’s beach handball continues to take place 2 matches between Philippines – Singapore and Vietnam – Thailand. In the match at 16:00, the Philippines won quite easily with a score of 2-0 against Singapore. The Vietnam men’s beach handball team won their third match against Thailand with a score of 2-1.

Also today, Kickboxing opened with the participation of 8 countries, namely Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore with nearly 90 athletes. Athletes compete by weight class in 2 events including low Kick and Full Contact.

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