Vietnam wins four golds at Asian bodybuilding championship
VOV.VN - Local athletes won four gold medals at the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2022 which concluded on July 21 in the Maldives.
The competition saw SEA Games champion Dinh Kim Loan win gold in the women’s 30 to 40 year-old category and silver in the 55kg category, while Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong won one gold and two silvers in fitness. In addition, K’Tuyen also won gold in the junior event.
Despite this success, gold medal hopeful Pham Van Mach only managed a bronze in the men’s 55kg category.
Elsewhere, Nguyen Thi Cam Tu achieved three silvers and one bronze in the women's and mixed doubles.
Ton Hoang Khanh Lan won a bronze medal in the women’s +50kg bodybuilding, Nguyen Van Quang also secured bronze in men’s bodybuilding 45-49 year-old category, and Tran Bao Quoc Vuong's bronze came in the men’s 65kg.
In the mixed doubles event, Bui Thi Thoa and Tran Hoang Duy Thuan also won gold with a highly visual performance combining acrobatics, circus and gymnastics.
The Vietnamese team sent a total of nine athletes from the national team and many athletes from provincial teams to compete in the Asian event, which attracted the participation of 323 athletes from 24 nations and territories throughout the region.
