(VOVWORLD) - Fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat bagged the second gold medal for Vietnam at the World Games 2022 after he triumphed in the men’s 57kg Muay Thai on Sunday.
 Fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat triumphs in the men’s 57kg Muay Thai on July 17, 2022. (Photo: thethao.vn) |
Nhat narrowly beat Kazakhstan’s Almaz Sarsembekov 29 – 28 after three rounds, claiming the first World Games gold in his career.
Before Nhat, Vietnamese wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi took a gold medal in the women’s jianshu and qiangshu.
With two golds this year, Vietnam has achieved the best-ever performance at a World Games. It finished 31st overall in the medal standings.
The 11th World Games was held in the US, from July 7 to 17, featuring more than 3,600 athletes competing in 30 sports. The Games is an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, disciplines or events within a sport that are not contested in the Olympic Games.