Bangkok, Dec. 19 -- The Vietnamese sports delegation has successfully fulfilled three major objectives set ahead of the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand, head of the Vietnamese delegation Nguyen Hong Minh said at a meeting with reporters covering the SEA Games in Bangkok on December 19.

The three major goals are maintaining and enhancing Vietnam's position among the region's leading sporting nations; achieving breakthroughs in key sports, particularly Olympic disciplines; and projecting the image of a civilised, professional and disciplined delegation to the international community, Minh said.

Vietnam has so far secured 73 gold medals on the official medal table. Including five golds from demonstration events, the total stoo...