Bac Ninh athletes wins Gold Medal at World Beach Pencak Silat Championship

15/10/2019 10:09
(BNP) – From September 19 to October 5, the World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019 took place in Thailand.

Nguyễn Duy Tuyến (second left) poses with his gold medal and other athletes in the men's U85kg category.

The tournament attracted more than 200 athletes from 30 countries, regions and territories, competing for 26 sets of medals in both combat and performance events.

With 27 athletes participating in the competition, the Vietnamese team brought home 07 gold medals, 08 silver medals and 06 bronze medals in both combat and performance events. Among the winners were SEA Games champions Nguyễn Duy Tuyến topped the men’s U85kg podium after defeating Pimpirat Tonkhieo of the hosts.