World champion Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat took the title at the Asian Indoorand Martial Arts Games' (AIMAG) muay event in Incheon, the Republic ofKorea on July 2.
Vietnam also defeated Daniiar Kashkaraev of Kazakhstan 5-0 in the final of the men's U57kg category.
In the women's events, Bui Yen Ly and Phan Thi Ngoc Linh pocketed twosilver medals in the U51kg and U54kg classes. Both of them lost to Thaiopponents.
Swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc grabbed his second medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the Games on the day.
Phuoc finished second with a time of 1:46. Mao Feilian of China tookthe gold medal on 1:44.54 ,which is also a new games record. Histeammate Zhang Zhongchao was third, recording 1:46.47.
Phuoc will compete in the 100m individual medley and 100m freestyle on July 3.
In the billiards news, Ma Xuan Cuong of Vietnam earned his berth inthe quarter-finals of the men's three-cushion singles round.
OnJuly 2, Cuong won 40-8 over Sujaritthurakarn Thawat of Thailand.Earlier, his teammate Tran Thi Truc Xinh lost 2-7 to Ranola Iris of thePhilippines in the women's 10 ball single round of 32.
Inchess, Grandmaster Nguyen Duc Hoa defeated Murshed Niaz of Bangladesh inthe fifth round of the men's classical event and No 1 seed Le QuangLiem beat Oliver Barbosa from the Philippines. Both of them are secondin the group with 3.5 points after five games. The leader is Yu Yangyiof China, who is on four points.
In the women's chess, WorldChess Federation Master (FM) Pham Le Thao Nguyen drew with IndonesianAulia Medina Warda in the fifth round, while FM Le Thi Thanh An lost toSubbaraman Meenakshi, a member of the Independent Olympic Athletessquad.
After four days of competition, Vietnam have bagged twogold, five silver and four bronze medals and are currently ranked fifth.
Hosts the Republic of Korea are on top with 13 golds, followed by the powerhouses of China and Thailand.
The fourth AIMAG has attracted more than 1,500 athletes and officialsand spotlights 12 sports. The games will come to an end on July 6.-VNA