SEA Games: Timor Leste wins second medal in Hanoi
With a Vietnamese flag in his hand, Felisberto de Deus celebrates after winning the second silver medal for Timor Leste. VNA/VNS via ANN
HANOI— Timor Leste’s Felisberto de Deus, with a Vietnamese flag in his hand, waved at the fans cheering on his second silver medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games.
One day after the historic SEA Games silver in the men’s 5,000m event, Deus continued to make Timor Leste proud with another medal in the men’s 10,000m.
The two silvers that Deus won are also the only medals of the Timor Leste delegation so far.
Massive effort helped the East Timorese finish second, behind only Vietnamese veteran Nguyen Van Lai who completed his golden double with a time of 32:17.34.
It was the second gold for the 35-year-old runner and the second time Lai surpassed Deus, the first time being in the 5,000m.
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