Vietnamese muay fighters enter world championships’ semis
Two Vietnamese athletes booked their berths in the May 11 semi-finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
Muaythai fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat of Vietnam celebrates his world championship title last year (Photo: File photo)
Hanoi (VNA) -ಌ Two Vietnamese athletes booked their berths in the May 11semi-finals of the ongoing International Federation of Muaythai Amateur WorldChampionships in Minsk, Belarus.
Six-time world champion Nguyen Tran Duy Nhatdefeated Anass Hibaoui of Morocco in the round of last eight in the men’s U60kgcategory.
The defending champion will fight Artsem Vinnikof the host nation, who won against Yerkanat Ospan of Kazakhstan, in the nextround.
In 2016 in Sweden, Nhat overcame MirbekSartkalmokov of Kyrgyzstan in the final to bag his sixth consecutive title.
His teammate Le Duc Hoang also found a place inthe semi-finals, beating Anton Govorukha of Russia in the men’s U48kg pool.
His next rival will be Yiu Tat Fai of Hong Kong(China), who won against Saad Makouar of Morocco in the last-eight round match.
Vietnam has sent seven representatives toBelarus, of whom three are women.
However after three days of competitions, onlyNhat and Hoang have advanced to the semi-final rounds.
Coach Giap Trung Thang said the tournament was akey event that would help Vietnamese athletes warm up for the upcomingSoutheast Asian Games in Malaysia in August.
Athletes also collect points from thiscompetition, which could help them qualify for the World Games in Poland inJuly. The coach hoped his fighters would win at least one gold medal inMinsk.
The championships, in the 16th year, kicked offon May 5, and will end on May 12. -VNA
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Muaythai fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat of Vietnam celebrates his world championship title last year (Photo: File photo) 
