SEA Games 31: Vietnamese wushu athletes win two gold medals on first day

SEA Games 31: Vietnamese wushu athletes win two gold medals on first competing day

Vietnamese wushu athletes won two gold and two bronze medals in the first day of wushu taolu competitions at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 13.
SEA Games 31: Vietnamese wushu athletes win two gold medals on first competing day ảnh 1Duong Thuy Vi wins a gold medal in the women’s jianshu event. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese wushu athletes won two gold and two bronze medals in the first day of wushu taolu competitions at theongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 13.

The two gold medalists are Pham Quoc Khanh in men’s nandaoevent, and Duong Thuy Vi in women’s jianshu.

Meanwhile, the two bronze medals came to Dang Tieu Binh inwomen’s jianshu and Nong Van Huu in men’s nandao.

Athlete Nguyen Van Phuong injured himself while competing in taijiquan event, whichforced him to leave the competition and seek medical support.

On May 13 morning, Malaysian athletes bagged two gold medals in taijiquan and changquanevents, and one silver medal in nandao event. Meanwhile, Singaporean athletesbrought home one silver and two bronze medals. Indonesia won two silver and one bronzemedals, while the Philippines got one silver medal.

On May 13 afternoon, wushu athletes compete in sanda 56kg,60kg, 65kg and 70kg events.

Wushu competitions will take place until May 15 with 21 events./.
VNA

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