Vietnam dominates in wushu at SEA Games
Monday, May 16, 2022, 11:47 GMT+7
Vietnam's athletes won the highest number of gold medals in wushu, a traditional martial art, at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as the sport concluded on Sunday, with seven more gold medals added to the hosts’ tally.
Eight Vietnamese athletes competed in the wushu final events on Sunday.
Hoang Thi Phuong Giang secured a gold medal in women’s changquan with 9.71 points.
Ngo Thi Phuong Nga defeated Rosalina Simanjuntak from Indonesia 2-0 in the final of the women’s 52kg category.
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| Ngo Thi Phuong Nga (in blue) competes in the women's wushu 52kg final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, May 15, 2022. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy outlasted Indonesia’s Melisa Try Andani with a similar score to champion the women’s 56kg.
Nguyen Thi Trang bagged another gold after winning 2-1 against a Myanmar opponent in the women’s 60kg.
In the men’s events, Bui Truong Giang, Truong Van Chuong, and Nguyen Van Tai all claimed an absolute victory in the 60kg, 65kg, and 70kg finals, respectively.
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| Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy (in red) competes in the women's wushu 56kg final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, May 15, 2022. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Nguyen Thi Chinh of Vietnam also brought home a silver in the women’s 48kg.
The seven golds increased the Vietnamese wushu team’s gold tally to ten, the highest number among participating countries as the sport’s competitions came to an end.
The hosts also won three silvers and seven bronzes.
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| Bui Truong Giang (in blue) competes in the men's wushu 60kg final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, May 15, 2022. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
The 31st SEA Games, which boast 526 categories in 40 sports, are currently taking place in Hanoi and 11 neighboring provinces and cities and will run until May 23.
The biennial event was originally scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 2, 2021 but was postponed after Vietnam saw a flare-up of COVID-19 cases in late April the same year.
Over 7,878 athletes, coaches, and members of 11 sports delegations in Southeast Asia have registered for the multi-sport event.
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| Nguyen Van Tai (in blue) competes in the men's wushu 70kg final at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, May 15, 2022. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Vietnam’s delegation participating in this year’s SEA Games consists of 951 athletes competing in 508 categories, 250 coaches, 30 experts, and 46 team managers.
Vietnam set a target of winning at least 140 gold medals and ranking first in the medal table.
Vietnam ranked second behind host the Philippines In 2019, winning 98 gold, 85 silver, and 105 bronze medals at the 30th SEA Games..
This is the second time that Vietnam has hosted the SEA Games after the first time in 2003.
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