Binh Duong makes good impressions at Southeast Asian Karatedo Championship SEAKF 2019

In the impressive medal tally of Vietnam Karate has just won the first place in Southeast Asian Karatedo Championship SEAKF 2019, Binh Duong team contributed 1 team leader, 1 coach, 3 athletes. Accordingly, provincial athletes achieved 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal.

Martial artist Thanh Duy (right) and coach Doan Quoc Tuan receive gold medals at the tournament.  

Taking place from 10 to 15 April in Bangkok (Thailand), the 2019 Southeast Asia Karate Championship attracted the participation of nearly 500 athletes and coaches from 10 delegations in the region. After 5 competition days, the Vietnamese team excellently won the first place in the team category with impressive achievements. Accordingly, the team achieved a total of 67 medals of all kinds including 22 gold, 20 silver, and 25 bronze medals. Binh Duong with the presence of 1 team leader, 1 coach and 3 athletes, helped bring 2 gold and 1 bronze medal to Vietnamese team. Accordingly, athlete Truong Quoc Tuan achieved 1 gold medal at 70-kg weight of young ages. Martial artist Nguyen Thanh Duy achieved 1 gold medal in team content and 1 bronze medal of 67-kg weight.

Notably among achievements of Binh Duong team, the performance as well as achievements of Thanh Duy (Vietnam team 1) was prominent. This athlete was born in 1993, fought resiliently, defeated a series of strong opponents of regional countries such as Brunie 3-0, Thailand 3-1, in the final defeated Vietnam 2 with 3-0, thereby excellently received the gold medal of the men's team content. Notably, Thanh Duy is expected to be the pride of Binh Duong karate in the near future.

It is known that Thanh Duy's goal is to win gold medals in the remaining two tournaments in 2019, Asian Championship and SEA Games 30 that will take place later this year in the Philippines. In particular, Thanh Duy is being trained intensively to help Vietnam karate successfully defend the gold medal, which Thanh Duy and his senior Minh Phung achieved two years ago in Malaysia. This is the playground that two years ago, Thanh Duy had won the gold medal in team content and bronze medal of the individual content at SEA Games 29.

"I am really happy as contributing to the overall success of Vietnam karate team at the recent Southeast Asian Championship. This will be a great motivation for me to strive for higher achievements at the remaining tournaments in 2019. My goal is to win the gold medal at Asian Championship and SEA Games held at Philippines at the end of this year,” said martial artist Thanh Duy.

It is known that Thanh Duy is currently in Hanoi to actively practice, prepare for the Asian tournament. With great progress, especially the success of martial artists like Thanh Duy and Quoc Tuan, Binh Duong karate contributed a part to the success of Vietnam karate. In this playground, Binh Duong has an impressive achievement. The most prominent is the 3 times winning gold medal at the National Sports Festival of martial artist Nguyen Minh Phung.

Reported by Hung Cuong – Translated by Ngoc Huynh