Gold hopeful in the men’s 60kg category Pham Van Mach lost to an Indonesian counterpart and had to settle for silver.

In the men’s football qualifiers, Vietnam beat the Republic of Korea 4-3.

Vietnam suffered losses to India and Indonesia in women’s handball and sepak takraw respectively, closing out with a bronze medal in the latter sport.

In women’s handball, Vietnam lost 2-0 to India. And in the women’s sepak takraw, Vietnam suffered a 2-0 loss to the host team Indonesia in the semis and took the bronze medal.

In the silat martial arts category, Trinh Hai Vuong lost to Bin Faizal of Malaysia in the semis and took the bronze medal, while Le Thi Phi Nga captured a spot in the women’s 45kg final set to take place tomorrow.

Reported by Ngoc Anh