Wushu artist Pham Quoc Khanh wins seventh medal for Viet Nam at SEA Games.— Photo dantri

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam won its ninth gold medal at the SEA Games in Myanmar this morning.

Wushu artist won the gold medal in the taolu (performance) of nangun event, scoring 9.70 points.

Myanmar athlete Soe Kyaw, with 9.69, ranked second, followed by Mun Hua Ho of Malaysia with 9.67 points.

This was Khanh's second medal that he won in Nay Pyi Taw. Earlier, he earned a bronze medal in the nandao event.

Khanh's gold medal was the fifth for the wushu team, which set an earlier target of only three gold medals.

The team will return home tomorrow morning and not take part in the SEA Games' opening ceremony later in the day.— VNS