Chuck Kuhn's Asia in Photos: Vietnam meets targets, finishes second at 25th SEA Games

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Vietnam meets targets, finishes second at 25th SEA Games

Vietnam finished second in overall SEA Games rankings as the curtains came down on the 25th edition of the sporting event in Laos’s Vientiane on Friday.

On the final day of the regional sporting event, Vietnamese shooters hit two more gold medals to add to Vietnam’s total medals tally, but the nation finished three golds adrift of champions Thailand.

The final tally for Vietnam was 83 gold, 75 silver and 57 bronze medals.

Despite some disappointment in a few events, the Vietnamese athletes successfully achieved the initial goal of winning more than 70 gold medals and being among the top three nations at the event.

The shooters grabbed the most medals with 11 gold, 12 silver and eight bronze medals, followed by finswimming with eight gold, eight silver and three bronze medals.

Vietnamese athletes earned seven gold medals each in wushu, wrestling, track and field, and judo; six golds each in pencak silat and karatedo; five golds in taewondo; four golds in shuttlecock; three golds in billiards & snooker; and two golds each in petanque, weightlifting and cycling. They won one gold each in muay, table-tennis, swimming, women’s football, springboard diving and archery.

Thailand finished on top of the medal table with 86 gold, 83 silver and 97 bronze medals while Indonesia, the hosts of the next 26^th SEA Games, came in third with 43 gold, 53 silver and 74 bronze medals.

Malaysia was fourth with 40 gold, 40 silver and 59 bronze medals, ahead of the Philippines with 38 gold, 35 silver and 51 bronze medals. Singapore at sixth had 33 gold, 30 silver and 35 bronze medals while hosts Laos finished seventh with 33 golds, 25 silvers and 52 bronzes.

Myanmar, Cambodia and Brunei were in the eighth, ninth and 10^th spots with 12, three and one gold medal respectively. East Timor finished at the bottom with just three bronze medals.

Source: Thanh Nien, SGGP

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“I can’t say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman’s voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you’re looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that’s the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there’s a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again.”
― Graham Greene, The Quiet American

Tips on Travel to Vietnam

It's always warm in Southeast Asia apart from high mountains, so leave the heavy clothing at home. Cotton and breathable fabrics are always better than synthetics -- although cotton does wrinkle a lot when traveling! December through April is roughly the dry season in that region, although it can still rain a little. December is a good time to go in terms of temperature -- cooler than in the humid summertime. Either way, wearing more clothing (shirt sleeves and long pants) is always more respectful towards the Asian culture, especially when visiting temples and rural areas.