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First gold medal of 2023 goes to fencing team

Vietnam won their first medals of the 2023 at the Southeast Asian Fencing Championship organised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
First gold medal of 2023 goes to fencing team ảnh 1Vietnamese fencers pose with the medals won at the Southeast Asian Fencing Championship which is ongoing in Malaysia. (Photo: Fencing Vietnam)
Hanoi 9 (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam won their first medals of the 2023 at theSoutheast Asian Fencing Championship organised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Phung Khanh Linh overcame her teammate Le Minh Hang in the women's sabre finalon January 5 to take the first gold for Vietnam.

Earlier, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong earned a silver in the women's foil final afterlosing to Lozada Wilhelmina of the Philippines. Nguyen Phuoc Den also took asilver as he was defeated by Filipino Jose Noelito Jr. in the men's epee final.

Three bronzes were won by Pham Thi Huyen in the women's sabre, and Pham DucTrong and Dang Tuan Anh in the men's epee.

"All the best fencers are sent to Kuala Lumpur for the championship, whichis also considered as a pre-32nd SEA Games event," said coach Pham Anh Tuan.

Vietnam used to be the best fencing team in the region before they lost theirNo. 1 place to Singapore in the 31st Games in Hanoi last May.

In the coming days, other athletes will take part in the tournament, amongthem, multi-time SEA Games champions Vu Thanh An and Nguyen Tien Nhat.

"I have trained hard and focused totally on this tournament, leaving allpersonal problems behind. It is a big lesson to me and I will never let ithappen again. I will put the national duty first and try harder to improve mylevel," said An, who was dismissed from the national team after fightingwith a teammate in October.

An, who won a gold medal from the National Sports Games in December, was calledback to the team for this event.

The regional championship is held from January 5 to 14. Vietnam has sent 47athletes competing in all categories for individuals and teams./.
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