2013 National Pencak Silat Championship Ends
On October 27, at the Hai Duong Provincial Sports and Gymnasium, the 2013 National Pencak Silat Championship ended successfully.
The tournament was organized by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism from October 22 to 27 in Hai Duong.
The tournament attracted 260 male and female athletes from 24 delegations. The athletes competed in two categories: Tanding and Seni, in which male athletes competed in the weight categories of 45kg, 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg, 110kg; female athletes competed in the weight categories of 45kg, 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg and over 75kg.
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| Athletes compete. (Photo: Quoc Khanh/VNA). |
Knockout competitions to select athletes with excellent achievements to enter the next round.
At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the Hanoi team; the second prize to the Hai Duong team, and the third prize to the An Giang team.
In the performance (Seni) event, the gold medal in the men's Tunggal event went to athlete Hoang Quang Trung (Hanoi); in the men's Ganda event, the gold medal went to athletes Nguyen Danh Phuong and Dang Quoc Bao (Ministry of Public Security); in the men's Regu event, the gold medal went to athletes Hoang Quang Trung, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Nguyen The Hien (Hanoi).
In the women's Tunggal event, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Thi Thuy (Hanoi); in the women's Ganda event, the gold medal went to athletes Ngo Thi Quyen and Nguyen Thi Lan (Hanoi); in the women's Regu event, the gold medal went to athletes Nguyen Thi Thuy, Ngo Thi Quyen and Nguyen Thi Lan (Hanoi).
In the Tanding category, for men, the 45kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Le Cong Nghiep (An Giang); the 50kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Le Quoc Son (Army); the 55kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Vu Duy Tu (Vinh Phuc).
In the 60kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Nhan Bao Phong (An Giang); in the 65kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Huy Tam (Hanoi); in the 70kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Le Ngoc Tan (Ministry of Public Security).
In the 75kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Pham Thanh Tam (Tien Giang); in the 80kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Duy Tuyen (Thanh Hoa); in the 85kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Le Sy Kien (Hai Duong); and in the 90kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Huynh Tuan Viet (Tien Giang).
In the 95kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Duy Doan (Nghe An); in the 110kg weight class, the gold medal went to athlete Hoang Van Bac (Hai Duong).
In the Tanding category, for women in the 45kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen (Army); in the 50kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Le Thi Phi Nga (Ho Chi Minh City); in the 55kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Dao Thi Tuyet (Hung Yen); in the 60kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Hoang Thi Loan (Hai Phong); in the 65kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Vu Thi Van Anh (Quang Ninh).
In the 70kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Kieu Thi Nhung (Hanoi); in the 75kg weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Nguyen Thi Yen (Vinh Phuc); in the 75kg and above weight category, the gold medal went to athlete Lo Thi Tuoi (Son La).
According to (Vietnam News Agency)
