Bac Ninh Sports wins 217 medals at national and international sports tournaments
(BNP) - According to a report from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Bac Ninh sent athletes to compete in 4 international and 10 national tournaments and won 217 medals of all kinds in the first 9 months of 2023.
Boxer Nguyen Manh Cuong (red shirt) wins silver medal in Boxing at SEA Games 32.
Bac Ninh sent 44 athletes to train with the national team and national young team. The delegations competed in 10 national tournaments in the following sports: Boxing, Judo, Wushu, Badminton, Weightlifting, Karate, Wrestling, Pencak Silat, Fencing, and Volleyball and earned 43 gold, 69 silver, and 87 bronze medals.
At the same time, the delegations also participated in 4 international tournaments in the following subject: Boxing, Weightlifting, International Women's Volleyball and won 7 gold, 4 silver, and 6 bronze medals.
At SEA Games 32, Bac Ninh had 06 athletes participating in the Vietnamese sports delegation and earned 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 3 bronze medals, specifically: Athlete Nguyen Duy Tuyen won gold medal in Pencak Silat, weight class 80-85kg; Athlete Nguyen Manh Cuong won silver medal in Boxing, weight class 92kg; Athlete Bui Ky Su won bronze medal in Weightlifting, weight class 73kg; Athlete Nguyen The Huong won bronze medal in Kickboxing, full contact - 67kg men; Athlete Nguyen Dinh Thai won bronze medal, Kickboxing, light contact - 63kg men.
Athlete Do Tu Tung won 2 gold medals at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championship; athlete Hoang Thi Kim Oanh won 1 silver medal at the 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships.
Furthermore, 4 athletes of Bac Ninh Sports competed in the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19), which was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou (China) including Nguyen Van Duong and Nguyen Manh Cuong (Boxing); Tran Thi Anh (Wrestling); and Trinh Van Vinh (Weightlifting). These are the outstanding Bac Ninh athletes who are predicted to shine and bring honor to Vietnamese sports in general and Bac Ninh province in particular.