Huy Hoang revealed the secret to winning gold, breaking the SEA Games record

In the men’s 400m freestyle final last night, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang finished first with a record of 3 minutes 48 seconds 06, thereby bringing home the gold medal for the Vietnamese sports team. The fisherman from Quang Binh also excellently broke the SEA Games record set by himself at SEA Games 30 with 3 minutes 49 seconds 08.

In the first 150m, Huy Hoang lagged behind Hoe Yean Khiew, the Malaysian athlete who won silver. But in the second half of the race, Vietnamese swimmers jumped up and finished first with a record of 3 minutes 48 seconds 06, nearly 4 seconds faster than Yean Khiew.

“From the beginning, I determined that the mentality of facing a very strong opponent is Malaysia. I think I have to try my best to win the gold medal. And if I can, I will try to break the record. Letting the opponent lead in the first 150m is also my strategy. My goal is to stay as close to the opponent as possible, then try to break through”, Huy Hoang revealed the secret to winning gold and breaking the SEA Games record.

According to Huy Hoang, the careful preparation helped him achieve this sweet result: “The hardest part is the preparation process. Not 1 month, 2 months but a process of many years. It was a persistence for me. I am also very happy to have won the gold medal, I will try my best to reach even further.”

Huy Hoang also expressed regret at the news that ASIAD 2022 in China had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic because he was in the best form possible. At ASIAD 2018, Huy Hoang won a silver medal in the 1,500m freestyle with a time of 15 minutes 01 seconds 63 and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle with a record of 7 minutes 54 seconds 32. Since then, Huy Hoang has been Practice a lot to improve yourself.

At the 31st SEA Games, Huy Hoang aims to win 3 gold medals in the content: 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle for men. He has won gold medals in the men’s 400m and 1500m freestyle events and will aim for the final goal of the men’s 800m freestyle on May 19.