Southeast Asia reaps medals in sports; Vietnam places its hopes on Trinh Van Vinh.

Nguyen Thi Huong will compete in the qualifying round of the aforementioned event at 3:30 PM on August 8th. If she qualifies, she will compete in the semi-finals and then the final (if she advances beyond the semi-finals) on August 10th. However, Nguyen Thi Huong's chances of qualifying, and especially her chances of winning a medal, are not high. All hopes for a medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation rest on the shoulders of weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh. The Vietnamese weightlifter will compete from the quarter-finals of the men's 61kg category at 8:00 PM on August 7th. In this weight category, Trinh Van Vinh's main rivals include Li Fabin (China, highest total lift of 314kg), Hampton Morris (USA, 303kg), Sergio Massidda (Italy, 302kg), Yuli Irawan (Indonesia), and John Ceniza (Philippines), all with a total lift of 300kg.

Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) is a strong contender for the gold medal in the women's 49kg weight class (Photo: Getty).

Meanwhile, Trinh Van Vinh's highest total lift ever was 307kg, set at the 2017 SEA Games. This is also the SEA Games record to date. If he replicates this achievement, Trinh Van Vinh has a chance to win a medal for Vietnamese sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics . Will Southeast Asia continue to win medals in the second half of the 2024 Olympics? In contrast to the situation of the Vietnamese sports delegation, other delegations from Southeast Asia have many opportunities to win medals in France. Indonesia, after winning a bronze medal in the women's singles badminton event with Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and a chance to win a medal in the men's 61kg weightlifting category with Yuli Irawan, also has a chance to win a medal in the men's 73kg weightlifting category with Rizki Juniansyah.

The Philippines have already won two gold medals, both by Carlos Yulo in the floor exercise in rhythmic gymnastics and the vault in gymnastics. The Philippines also have a chance to win more medals in boxing. Specifically, Aira Villegas of the Philippines reached the semi-finals of the women's 50kg category (August 6th), while Nesthy Petecio reached the quarter-finals of the women's 57kg category (August 7th). Malaysia won a bronze medal in badminton with Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the men's doubles. Malaysia also had Lee Zii Jia reach the bronze medal match in the men's singles badminton event on August 5th. Meanwhile, although Thailand is not yet on the medal table, their prospects are very high. At least, the Thai team has secured a silver medal. Badminton player Kunlavut Vitidsarn has reached the men's singles final. The final will take place on the evening of August 5th.

Thailand also has female boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng who has reached the semi-finals of the women's 66kg boxing category. The semi-finals of this category will take place on August 6th, and the final on August 9th. In taekwondo, Thailand has two very strong fighters. First is Panipak Wongpattanakit in the women's 49kg category. She is the Olympic gold medalist in this weight class and the strongest contender for the gold medal at this year's Olympics. The women's 49kg competition will be held on August 7th. In the men's 68kg category, Banlung Tubtimdang is the gold medalist at the Asian Games and also a silver medalist at the World Championships. This fighter has a strong chance of winning a medal for Thailand. The men's 68kg taekwondo competition will be held on August 8th. In addition, Thailand also has a chance to win a medal in the women's singles golf event, with golfer Patty Tavatanakit being among the best female golfers in the world today. The women's golf event will be held from August 7th to 10th.