Nguyet Anh wins second gold medal for Vietnam

With Nguyen Hoang Ngan falling short in the final of women’s kata (demonstration) to Japanese Nao Morooka earlier, Nguyet Anh, who won a gold medal at the 23^rd SEA Games o­ne year ago in the Phillippines, was the o­nly Vietnamese kumite (fight) artist to win the second gold medal.

Nguyet Anh made a good start in the final of women’s under-48 kilograms with Anthony as she take a 3-0 lead shortly after the beginning of the final. The lead was then extended to 4-0 before the two artists swapped two points, making it 5-1 in favour of Nguyen Anh.

The Vietnamese artist completed a comprehensive victory with another point, winning the second gold medal for Vietnamese sports delegation.

Nguyet Anh reached the final after beating Jittikan Tiemsurakan from Thailand 4-0 in the semi-finals, Mae Soriano from the Philippines in the quarter-finals.

The Vietnamese artists did not have to compete in the first round. 

So far, Vietnam have won two gold, nine silver and six bronze medals and are now 18^th in the medal tally. Earlier, the sepak takraw team had won a gold medal after beating Thailand 2-1 in the final.