Young athlete Trieu Thi Binh won the gold medal on November 23 by finishing first in the women's 3,000-m race. She clocked 10’13”22, setting a new record for the run at the Games.

This marks the first gold medal for the Vietnamese student sports delegation in Brunei.

Last year, Trieu Thi Binh competed in the 2024 ASEAN School Games, earning a bronze medal in the same race with a time of 11’19”76.

This year, Brunei is hosting the 2025 ASEAN School Games from November 20 to 28. Eight sports are being contested, namely badminton, basketball, athletics, swimming, volleyball, pencak silat, sepak takraw, and wushu.

More than 1,000 athletes from student sports delegations across Southeast Asia are participating in Brunei. The Games feature a total of 106 medal events across all sports.

At the2024 edition held in Da Nang, Vietnam., the Vietnamese student sports delegation finished first overall, winning 44 gold medals, followed by Indonesia with 22 golds and Thailand with 18.

Send-off ceremony held for sports delegation to SEA Games 33

A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.