SEA Games: Wushu artists bag home two more golds

08:12, 10/12/2013

Nguyen Thi Chinh and Nguyen Thu Hoai overwhelmed their foreign rivals in the women's Sanshou in Myanmar on December 9, securing two more gold medals for Vietnam. 

Nguyen Thi Chinh and Nguyen Thu Hoai overwhelmed their foreign rivals in the women’s Sanshou in Myanmar on December 9, securing two more gold medals for Vietnam. 

    Nguyen Thi Chinh defeated Divine Wally of the Philippines in the 48kg weight category, while Nguyen Thu Hoai outperformed Evita Zamora ò the Philippines in the 56kg weight category. 

    Nguyen Thu Hoai celebrated her victory in Myanmar on December 9 (Photo:VNE)

    In the morning, Wushu artist Nguyen Manh Quyen clinched a silver medal with 9.68 points in the men’s Nandao, just 0.02 less than his Indonesian rival.

    Quyen’s teammate Pham Quoc Khanh also snatched a bronze medal in Nandao with 9.67 points.

    In the women’s Qiangshu, Duong Thuy Vi bagged a silver medal with 9.59 points, coming in second after Eyin Phoon of Malaysia with 9.67 points.

    On December 7, Thuy Vi won a gold medal in the women’s Jianshu event.

    Over the past three days, Vietnamese Wushu artists brought home four gold medals. 

    (Source:VOV)