She earned the medal in the women's one-meter springboard category at the My Dinh Water Sports Stadium in Hanoi.

Ngo Phuong Mai competes in the diving category of women's one-meter springboard at SEA Games 31 in Hanoi, May 8, 2022.

Mai, 24, competed against seven others from Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines and got 224 points.

Two Malaysian athletes, Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Kimberly Bong Qian Ping, won the gold and silver with 290.45 points and 230 points, respectively.

Mai had also won a bronze at the previous edition of the games.

Later on Sunday afternoon, Nguyen Tung Duong and Phuong The Anh won the silver medal in the men's three-meter synchro category.

The gold medal was won by Malaysian duo Chew Yi Wei and Ooi Tze Liang.

The 31st SEA Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event, is being held in Hanoi and several northern provinces this month.

SEA Games 31 flame lighting ceremony held

The flame ignition ceremony for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was held at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on May 6 afternoon to prepare for lighting the cauldron at the Games opening ceremony six days later.

Over 5,500 Hanoi youths sign up as volunteers for SEA Games 31

More than 5,500 young people in the capital city of Hanoi, with 80 percent of them being females, have registered to work as volunteers for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

SEA Games 31: Vietnam U23s demonstrate power with 3-0 rout of Indonesia U23s

Vietnam U23s proved themselves as the favourites for the title by convincingly defeating Indonesia U23s 2-0 in the Group A campaign of the SEA Games 31 men’s football event at Viet Tri Stadium in the northern province of Phu Tho on May 6 evening.

SEA Games 31 offers chance to promote Vietnam’s image to regional sport fans

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan, head of the information and communications subcommittee for SEA Games 31, presided over a meeting on May 6 to review preparations for the event.

SEA Games 31: Fire ceremony to take place this afternoon

The fire ceremony for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will start at 5pm of May 6 at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi, according to the Organising Committee.

Source: VnExpress