Five Vietnamese athletes successfully defended the world championship title they secured a year ago after clinching a total victory at the ongoing Suzuki Aerobics World Cup 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Vietnamese team comprised of Le Hoang Phong, Nguyen Che Thanh, Nguyen Viet Anh, Vuong Hoai An, and Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi won a gold medal with 19,844 points in the group event, leaving behind the French team with 19,167 points and the Japanese with 18,544 points.

In addition, Hoang Gia Bao, Hoang Phong, and Che Thanh brought home a silver medal in the trio category, while Hoang Phong and Thuy Vi also bagged a silver medal in the men’s and women’s doubles competition.

In the individual competitions, two bronze medals went to Phan Thi Uyen Nhi in the women’s juniors and Che Thanh in the men’s singles.

The Vietnamese aerobic athletes will continue to demonstrate their skills in competitions for those aged 15-17 and aged over 18.

Gymnasts from 17 countries are taking part in competitions at the Suzuki Aerobics World Cup 2023, which is being held in Tokyo from April 20 to 24 by the World Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as the second of three FIG World Cup events in aerobic gymnastics in 2023. 

The first event took place in Cantanhede, Portugal from March 22 to 26, when Vietnam did not participate.

The series will conclude with the World Cup in Bucharest, Romania on October 13-15.

After the Tokyo tournament, the Vietnamese gymnasts will fly home to prepare for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia.

At the delayed 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi in May last year, they won three gold and two silver medals, and set a target of pocketing two to three gold medals in Cambodia this May.

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