May 13, 2017 | 20:51 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese Muay Thai fighters win titles at int’l championships
PANO – Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat was named as the world champion in the men’s 60kg category at the International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur World Championships on May 11 in Belarus.
Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat won the golden medal at the International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur World Championships. Photo: thethao.tuoitre.vn
With his new champion, the Vietnamese Muay Thai athlete has claimed 7 champion titles.
At the final round, Nhat defeated his Turkish rival Murat by 30-27.
Earlier, his teammate Le Hoang Duc knocked down Bakytzhan of Kazakhstan by 3-0 to win the gold medal in the men’s 48kg category. It is the first time that the fighter has pocketed a world championship title in his career.
Translated by Nguyen Nguyet