SEA Games in 2022: Day eight 20 May - As it happened; Hidilyn Diaz retains title, aims at Paris 2024 Olympics

It's day eight, Friday 20 May at the SEA Games 2021 (Postponed to 2022) and it's all on.

Today another Olympic champion headlines a day stacked with world-class athletes and gold-medal finals.

The Philippines first ever Olympic gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz is out to retain her SEA Games -55kg crown today, and there's much much more coming up in today's schedule.

Including badminton singles and doubles quarter-finals, gold medals in table-tennis, futsal finals, beach volleyball finals and more.

Stay up to the minute with it all right here, hit refresh for updates.

All times local in Hanoi.

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SEA Games 2022 Live Streams: Day 8

Here's the official event YouTube page, keep an eye here for streams of different events throughout the day.

There's a badminton stream here with quarter-finals today, men's volleyball semi-final is here the Esports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang medals will be decided today, here's a live stream.

And the weightlifting was streaming here, and the futsal is here.

11:30pm - Table Tennis: Men's singles results

Nguyen Duc Tuan won gold for Vietnam in the men's singles final after beating Lan Phakpoom Sanguansin of Thailand 4-1 (11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 13-11).

Vietnam's Nguyen Ahn Tu and Singapore's Clarence Chew took bronze.

9pm - Judo results

Some results from today's action.

8:30pm - Men's volleyball - Finalists decided

Vietnam down Thailand in the men's semi and they'll face Indonesia for gold while the Thais will play for bronze against Cambodia.

8pm - Beach volleyball medals

The beach volleyball is a wrap, here are the results:

Men's

1. Indonesia
2. Thailand
3. Philippines

Women's:

1. Thailand 
2. Indonesia 
3. Philippines

7:30pm - The family dynasties at the 31st SEA Games

There are plenty of countries keeping it in the family here in Hanoi.

Take the Philippines' Richardson sisters Kayla and Kyla who shared a podium in the 200m track final.

Kyla claimed silver clocking 23.56s, second only to Singapore's Veronica Shanti Pereira who won with 23.52, and Kayla, the older sister, won bronze in 23.87.

Then there's the Philippines' Ravena brothers Thirdy and Kiefer who are playing together on the basketball team, SEA Games from 2011 to 2019.

Kiefer holds the record for the most gold medals ever earned by a Philippine athlete at the SEA Games, currently on five and aiming at a sixth helping the Gilas Pilipinas to a 4/4 record so far.

While he's still at the top of the game, Kiefer faces some competition from rising stars and wasn't initially on the list until an injury to Jayson Castro meant Kiefer got the call.

"I am very proud to be given the opportunity to compete in the SEA Games again. That's why I returned to my hometown, side by side with my brother in the national team." he said before leaving for Vietnam.

Kiefer is one half of the Filipino power couple here in Hanoi, his girlfriend Alyssa Valdez plays for the women's volleyball team.

She told Olympics.com in Vietnam that Kiefer couldn't refuse a little flex when he heard he was going to play in the 2022 SEA Games: "I'm going to play for my sixth gold, hopefully you'll get your first, he said."

Singapore's Quah family have been boosting the country's gold reserves too, winning nine gold medals between them at the 31st Games.

Sisters Quah Jing Wen and Quah Ting Wen also have a brother Quah Zheng Wen who bagged four gold medals in Vietnam.

That followed their sparkling performance at the 2019 edition of the SEA Games where the three siblings amassed 16 of the country's 23 swimming gold medals.

Here are the two sisters below on the 4x100m free podium.

Vietnam has Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong, two balling twin sisters who helped the hosts to silver in the 3x3 basketball competition. 

Born and raised in Texas, they both play basketball in Houston in the NCAA Women's Division 1.

6:45pm - Weightlifting: Hidlyn Diaz focused on Paris after Covid and Christmas

Ask Hidilyn Diaz what she loves to eat and the answer is easy: "Everything!"

After Christmas excesses and Covid, Diaz is back in training, back competing, and back dreaming of defending her gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

"I'm happy," she said after her SEA Games gold medal performance in Hanoi.

Click here to read what she said.

6:30pm - Table tennis: All-Thai women's final

Suthasini Sawettabut and Orawan Paranang, both from Thailand, will play off in the women's final for gold.

Suthasini won 4-0 against Ho Ying of Malaysia, while Orawan secured the last ticket to the final by defeating Zeng Jian of Singapore 4-3.

6:15pm - Men's basketball: Singapore - Indonesia live stream

Watch live here!

Singapore go in search of a first win while Indonesia are out to make it 4/4 and equal the reigning champs Philippines who currently top the standings.

6pm - Malaysian gold rush!

Karate brought up a big number for Malaysia!

5:30pm - Shooting: Results

Big day of shooting today with three medal finals, here's who was on target.

Women's 10m air pistol team

1. Singapore
2. Vietnam
3. Thailand

Women's 10m air pistol individual

1. Nurul Syasya Nadiah Mohd Arifin (MAS)
2. Tanyaporn Prucksakorn (THA)
3. Thu Vinh Trinh (VIE)

Women's 50m rifle three position

1. Thao Phi Thanh (VIE)
2. Ratchadaporn Plengsaengthong (THA)
3. Martina Lindsay P Veloso (SGP)

5pm - Esports: Philippines' 'Blacklist' win gold in MLBB

Gold medal for the Philippines in today's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang final, Blacklist International are enjoying their moment, congratulations!

4:30pm - Esports: Philippines bag gold in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang final

4:15pm - Men's volleyball: Thailand-Vietnam semi-final live stream

Thailand and the hosts battle it out for a final spot, here's a live stream.

The winner will play Indonesia in the final tomorrow, after they defeated the Cambodians who have had a super tournament.

Indonesia won 3-1 (25-18, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16).

Cambodia still have a shot at the podium in the bronze medal match.

4pm - Badminton - Men's and mixed doubles semi-finals

Men's doubles semi-finals look like this after respective wins today:

Pramudya Kusumawardana / Yeremia Rambitan (INA) vs.**
Terry Hee** / Loh Kean Hean (SGP)

Do Tuan Duc / Phạm Hong Nam (VIE) vs.**
Leo Rolly Carnando** / Daniel Marthin (INA)

And here are the mixed doubles semi-finals:

Adnan Maulana / Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso (INA) vs.
Hoo Pang Ron / Cheah Yee See (MAS)

3:45pm - Badminton: Apriyani Rahayu in SEA Games Doubles semi-finals

Olympic champ Apriyani Rahayu is through to the women's doubles semi-finals with partner Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.

Here are tomorrow's semi-finals:

Rahayu/Ramadhanti vs.**
Insyirah Khan** (INA) / Bernice Lim / Zhi Rui (SGP)

Cheah Yee See / Cheng Su Hui (MAS) vs.**
Benyapa Aimsaard** / Nuntakarn Aimsaard (THA)

3:30pm - Badminton: Women's semi-finals results

The women's quarter-finals have been decided, here are the semi-finals we'll see tomorrow in the women's singles:

Pornpawee Chochuwong (THA) v Putri Kusuma Wardani (INA)

Phittayaporn Chaiwan (THA) v Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)

3pm - Badminton updates: Quarter-finals results

Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore is through to the semi-finals after defeating Jewel Angelo Albo of the Philippines in straight sets (21-7, 21-8).

He will face Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh, who advanced after Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab withdrew in the first set of their quarter-final match.

The other semi-final will see Indonesia's Jason Teh face Kunlavut Vitisdarn of Thailand.

2pm - Was Hidilyn Diaz worried for a minute?

After losing the snatch to her Thai opponent then winning the competition with her clean and jerk, Diaz spoke to the huge press pack after her gold medal win.

So was she worried at any point?

"No, because I'm really confident with my strength in clean and jerk, and we've been studying my opponent so we know that she's strong in snatch but in clean and jerk no.

"But I can never downplay the competition, I always want to do my best, she's an Olympic gold medallist so we always want to strategise for the Philippines."

Asked how she felt with the lifts that were considerably lower than her Olympic marks she said, "for me it was ok, I'm happy to be back again, to be in training and competition again, to be able to drop my weight, because I had Covid, and now I'm so grateful that I'm recovered and was able to do my best for the Philippines.

"Even though my numbers not that good, my performance not good, I'm happy and getting ready for Paris 2024."

1:30pm - Weightlifing: Hidilyn Diaz reclaims -55kg SEA Games crown!

A 92kg snatch and a 114 jerk were enough for Diaz to keep the title she won in Manila three years ago.

Silver goes to Rio champ Sanikun (Formerly Sopita) Tanasan with a total of 203kg, bronze went to Indonesia's Natasha Beteyob with a total of 188kg.

Diaz won the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020, and has said she's going to defend it at Tokyo 2020.

1:15pm - Tanasan jerks 110kg, Hidilyn Diaz takes lead with 114kg

Tanasan gets a clean jerk at 110kg at her which went to a jury review but was called good.

Diaz will try 114 on her first attempt to put her in the lead, and she gets it!

Scores are now 206kg-203kg to Diaz.

Tanasan tries 114kg but... No lift, Diaz goes for the record at 118 but no lift, big smile and a wave though, she's the SEA Games champion!

1pm - Weightlifting: Hidilyn Diaz trails to Sanikun (Sopita) Tanasan

We've just had the snatch, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz lifted 90kg, then 92kg - a new SEA Games record - but Thailand's Rio 2016 gold medallist Sanikun (Formerly Sopita) Tanasan stepped up and rose 93kg in the air - upping the SEA Games record again.

Tanasan is just back in international competition after a two-year doping ban that finished in January 2021.

Tanasan currently lead Diaz by 1kg, the clean and jerk is to follow, this is nail-biting stuff for the Filipinos and Thais in the stadium.

12:43pm - Weightlifting: Hidilyn Diaz SEA Games 2022 live stream

Watch Hidilyn Diaz live in Hanoi here on this stream.

12pm - Road cycling results: Time trial gold for Thailand and Indonesia

Women's Individual Time Trial result:

1. Delia Ayusthina Priatna (INA) 40:08.445
2. Luo Yiwei (SGP) 40:47.051
3. Phetdarin Somrat (THA) 42:28.358

Men's individual time trial results:

1. Peerapol Chawchiankwang (THA) 48:32.404
2. Aiman Cahyadi (INA) 48:37.903
3. Muhammad Nur Aiman Rosli (MAS) 48:58.547

11:30am - Weightlifting: Gold for Indonesian legend Eko Yuli Irawan

Weightlifting has been going on this morning with the men's 61kg competition, Eko Yuli Irawan claims gold with 290kg, Malaysia's Aznil Dbidin Muhamad wins silver on 287kg and Vietnamese lifter Ngyuen Ngoc Trung steps up on the podium with bronze.

Irawan is a four-time straight Olympic medallist, he won bronze at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, then silver at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, this is his sixth straight SEA Games medal.

Living. Legend.

11am - Rahayu/Ramadhanti through to semi-final

Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, defeat Thailand's Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai. in straight games, 21-14, 22-20.

The Indonesians are through to the semi-final, the Thais were 18-14 up in Game 2 but Rahayu and Ramadhanti turn it around and they're through to tomorrow's semi-finals.

A lot of emotion there as Ramadhanti drops to the floor and pounds the court in celebration, that wasn't easy and they know it.

10am - Badminton: Women's doubles with Apriyanu Rahayu

Indonesia's Olympic gold medallist Apriyani Rahayu is up now, she partners with Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, against Thailand's Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai.

Here's a live stream.

9:30am - Badminton: Chaiwan defeats Singapore's 2nd seed Yeo

The Thai women's contingent has had a strong SEA Games so far winning the women's team event, and they have a very good shot at the women's singles too.

It was a good start from Phittayaporn Chaiwan who just defeated Singapore's second seed Yeo Jia Min 21-12, 21-16, in the first womeb's singles match.

9am - Badminton live stream

Badminton quarter-finals streaming live from Hanoi right here:

8:45am - Badminton schedule

There's a lot of badminton today with men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles quarter-finals happening.

Badminton talk has the Indonesian schedule here:

8:30am - Day 8 Preview and schedule

Headlining today's action-packed day of sport is Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who will be favourite to capture the weightlifting -55kg title that she won last time 'round in Manila.

But the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist isn't taking anything for granted:

“Everyone of us can win a gold medal and I can’t cite names because all of us are doing our best to perform at the highest level,” Diaz told Filipino outlet Inquirer.net, and when asked to make a prediction she said:

“I can’t make any prediction since all the athletes are capable of winning a gold medal.”

There are gold medal finals in table-tennis, futsal and beach volleyball today too.

And the badminton singles and doubles quarter-finals have some big names like Indonesian gold medallist Apriyani Rahayu, Singaporean world champion Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles.

Loh is is after a first elusive SEA Games gold, he was runner up in Manila to Lee Zii Jia at the last edition of these Games. With the Malaysian at the Thai Open, Loh is favourite for most.

Badminton is set to to serve up another treat from 9am thins morning in the Bac Giang Gymnasium, get a full badminton preview here.

We'll see plenty of uchi-gari's, ippon's and waza-ari's in today's judo finals beginning at 1pm: Men's -60kg, -66kg, women's -52kg, all happening the Hoai Duc Gymnasium.

Find the full schedule on the official event website here.

8:30am - What's happening today at the 2022 SEA Games?

Plenty!

Here the medal highlights from today's schedule:

Friday 20

• Two road cycling medals
• Esport: Team Mobile Legends: Bang Bang final
• Men’s/women’s futsal finals
• Men’s / Women’s singles table tennis finals
• Men’s / Women’s beach volleyball final
• 4 weightlifting medals

Morning!

Welcome to day eight of the 31st SEA Games as Hanoi keeps the show on the road with just three days left to go.

We're at the business end of competition and the medal finals are coming thick and fast, get live updates in real time from our team on the ground in Vietnam.

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