Hanoi (VNA) – Forthe first time in the history of SEA Games, the biggest regional sporting event, Vietnam won a gold medal in golf on May 10.
With a total score of(-13) after three days of competition, 15-year-old golfer Le Khanh Hung defeated strong opponents in the region to bag the gold at the men’s singles.
Female boxer Huynh HaHuu Hieu won a gold in Kun Khmer in the 45 kg weight category. It was alsothe first Kun Khmer gold for the Vietnamese team at the games. Meanwhile, here male teammate Vo Nhuan Phong won a silver in themen's 45kg category, after losing to Theara Mab of Cambodia.
Pencak Silat artist Quang ThiThu Nghia had a spectacular victory and bagged a gold medal after defeatingNia Larasati of Indonesia in the final match in the Tanding E women's 65-70kg category.
Thus, the Vietnamese Pencak Silat team has completed the target of three gold medals set before theopening of the games.
Earlier, Nguyen Tan Sang earned a gold for the Pencak Silat team. He won 26- (-2) in the final match of Tanding G men's 75-80kg categoryagainst Bin Sheik Alau'ddin of Singapore.
♊ Sang's teammate,Nguyen Hoang Hong An, also won a gold medal in the Tanding B women's 50-55kg catego🍰ry.
Nguyen Thi Cam Nhi grabbed a silver medal in the Tanding C women's 55-60kg category.
In diving events, Bui Thi Hong Giang ranked second among s🌳even athletes competing in the women's 10m springboard event witha total score of 242.2./.
Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh won a gold medal in the women's 1,500m event, bringing Vietnam the 38th gold medal to surpass the host Cambodia and take the lead in the SEA Games medal tally as of 17:35 on May 9.
Despite losing 1-2 to the Philippines in the last match of Group A on May 9, the Vietnamese women's football team achieved the goal of not losing by a margin of more than two goals to keep their top position of the group and thus advancing to the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games.
Vietnam successfully defended its championship in many sports of its strength and secured nine more gold medals on May 9, at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.
French international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has praised Vietnam’s runner Nguyen Thi Oanh who made a gold hat-trick at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
Golfer Le Khanh Hung (Photo: VNA) 
