Tennis player Nam wins gold in India

Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won a gold medal at the ITF Asian Closed Junior Championships in India on April 17.
Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won a gold medal at the ITF Asian Closed Junior Championships in India on April 17.

Nam, in a pair with Alberto Lim of the Philippines, defeated Japanese duo Sora Fukuda and Renta Tokuda 6-3, 6-2.

It is the second time the duo claimed a title at a junior tournament. The first was at the Sarawak Chief Minister"s Cup in Malaysia last month.

Earlier, the Vietnamese, who is seeded No 1 in both singles and doubles event, entered the final of the boys' singles.

He trounced Yosuke Watanuki of Japan 6-2, 6-2 to set up a trophy match against Renta Tokuda, another Japanese.-VNA

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