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| Vietnamese pencak silat martial artists Tran Duc Danh and Le Hong Quan perform at the Asian Games in Indonesia this morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Trong Tue |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam won two silver medals in pencak silat at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia Monday morning.
Duo Tran Duc Danh and Le Hong Quan brought home a silver medal in the men’s doubles’ performance. The gold medal went to the Indonesian team, while the Malaysian team claimed the bronze.
In the men’s trio performance, Vu Tien Dung, Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Luu Van Nam also took a silver medal after losing to Indonesia in the final.
Meanwhile, Vuong Thi Binh ranked sixth in the women’s performance with 434 points. The hosts Indonesia proved their strength in this category when once again they bagged the gold medal with 467 points.
On Sunday, Viet Nam’s pencak silat team earned three bronzes with the performance of Pham Tuan Anh in the men’s under 70kg, Hoang Thi Loan in the women’s 60-65kg and Nguyen Duy Tuyen in the men’s 85-90kg.
In karate, golden hope Nguyen Thi Ngoan lost to Kazakhstan’s Gafurova Guzaliya 5-8 in the semi-finals of the women’s 68kg category.
Earlier, Ngoan won a historic gold medal for Viet Nam at the Karate 1-Premier League in Leipzig, Germany last September, one of the most prestigious karate competitions in the world.
Viet Nam have gained one gold, nine silvers and 12 bronzes to rank 24th in the medal tally. — VNS
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