SEA Games 31: Thailand take golds in singles badminton
Badminton players from Thailand brought home golds in the men’s and women’s singles at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Bac Giang province on May 22.
Thailand's Badminton player Phittayaporn Chaiwan (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Badminton players fromThailand brought home golds in the men’s and women’s singles at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Bac Giang province onMay 22.
In the women’s, the gold went to Pornpawee Chochuwong. Her teammate Phittayaporn Chaiwan pocketed the silver. Meanwhile,Putri Kusuma Wardani and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia both won thebronze.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn also from Thailand bagged thegold in the men’s singles. The silver came to Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh and Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason shared the bronze.
Chen Tang Jie-Peck and Yen Wei from Malaysia securedthe gold in the mixed doubles. Their rivals from Malaysia - Hoo Pang Ron andCheah Yee See – fetched the silver, and two duos - Rinov Rivaldy and PithaHaningtyas Mentari; and Adnan Maulana and Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso, fromIndonesia, got the bronze.
Indonesian athletes also shone in the women’sdoubles, with the gold claimed by Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia SilvaRamadhanti. Meanwhile, Thailand’s Benyata Aimsaard and Nuntakrn Aimsaardpocketed the silver and Insyirah Khan and Zhi Rui Benrnice Lim (Singapores), andCheah Yee See and Cheng Su Hui (Malaysia) shared the bronze.
In the men’s doubles, two others from Indonesia -Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin triumphed. They were followed by PramudyaKusuma Wardana and Yeremia Erich YocheYacob Rambitan from Indonesia.
Do TuanDuc and Pham Hong Nam from Vietnam and another pair from Singapore - Hee YongKai Terry and Loh Kean Yew took the bronze.
Earlier on May 17, hosts Vietnam won another bronzein the women’s team after defeating competitors from Malaysia.
With the three bronzes, Vietnam surpassed the targetof 1-2 medals at the regional sport event./.
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Thailand's Badminton player Phittayaporn Chaiwan (Photo: VNA) 
