Vietnam wins 9 gold medals at SEA Pencak Silat Champs 2022
VOV.VN - Vietnamese martial artists have brought home nine gold medals from the eighth Southeast Asian Pencak Silat Championship which was held in Singapore from February 25-27.
After winning two gold medals in their opening games on February 26, nine Vietnamese athletes qualified for the final games in the Tanding (combat) event, and seven of them clinched golds in different weight categories on the last day of the competition.
It is noteworthy that young Vietnamese athletes such as Nguyen Tan Sang, 23, Le Thi Van Anh, 22, and Vu Van Kien, 24, all secured victories, cherishing Vietnamese hope at the 31st Southeast Asian games (SEA Games) due to be held in May 2022.
The Vietnamese martial artists are scheduled to leave Singapore for Hanoi on February 28 for further training in the lead up to SEA Games 31.
At the upcoming SEA Games, Pencak Silat competitions are to take place in Hanoi from May 10 to 16.