Wushu Vietnam gears up for ASIAD

The team earned six gold medals at the SEA Games 32 held in Cambodia. This will be a driving force for the team when they travel to China.

“We will try our best at the ASIAD to earn medals for the country,” head coach Nguyen Van Chuong said.

However, the Vietnamese wushu team has not set a specific goal on which medals they will win as according to coach Chuong, wushu is a martial art originating from China, so the host athletes are expected to have outstanding achievements. Besides China, teams from China’s Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and the Republic of Korea are also very strong in this martial art.

Chuong added: “At the ASIAD 19, Vietnam will send 13 athletes to compete. They all have chances to compete for medals. In wushu , it depends a lot on psychology, technique and tactics, so Vietnamese will make every effort to gain the best results.”

Currently, the Vietnamese wushu team is training in China. In August, the whole team will have intensive training sessions ahead of the ASIAD.

The golden hope for is Duong Thuy Vi, who won gold at the ASIAD 17 in 2014.

Vu Van Trung, head of the wushu section of the National Sports Administration said: “The hope on Vi is completely grounded as she took the gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games in May in the jianshu and qiangshu event. This category will also be present in the upcoming ASIAD 19. In addition, we expect that Nong Van Huu, Nguyen Thị Hien and Nguyen Le Chi can also win medals".