Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam were crowned regional heads with their wrestlers dominating at the Southeast Asian and Invitation Wrestling Championships, which closed on May 12 in Singapore.
Vietnamese athletes grabbed 24 golds to take the leading role in the medal tally, a repeat of last year when they also dominated the medal table.
Among the winners were SEA Games champion Dang Thi Linh in the women's 76kg, Trinh Chi Hao in the men's 65kg and siblings Nguyen Thi My Linh in the women's 53kg, Nguyen Thi My Trang in the women's 57kg and Nguyen Thi My Hanh in the women's 62kg.
In addition, 11 young talents who competed in the tournament for the first time brought home golds.
This year, organisers also held bouts for seniors and U17 wrestlers.
There were 18 categories for men, with eight for Greco-Roman and ten for freestyle and eight for women's freestyle. Meanwhile the U17 competitors competed for 24 sets of medals for both girls and boys./.

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