Hanoi, Dec. 17 -- December 17 marked one of Vietnam's most successful days at the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with the country's athletes claiming gold medals in several of their traditional strengths, including rowing, shooting, and pencak silat, boosting Vietnam's position in the overall medal standings.

A standout moment came with Vietnam's 54th gold medal, earned in shooting. In a thrilling women's 25m pistol event, Trinh Thu Vinh and Nguyen Thuy Trang delivered an intense duel. Thu Vinh claimed gold, while Thuy Trang took silver, with both setting a new SEA Games record by scoring 34 points. This victory brought Thu Vinh's total gold medal count at the 33rd SEA Games to four, spread across both individual and team events, mark...