Gold medal in Karate SEA Games 30 Nguyen Thanh Duy retires
The defending champion of the sport Karate SEA Games Nguyen Thanh Duy recently posted on his personal page an emotional letter to announce his decision to retire right before the 31st SEA Games.
Thanh Duy opened: “It’s really not easy to say this, when asking permission from everyone because the back injury has really gotten worse over the years and can’t make it in time for the upcoming SEA Games nor can Get in the best shape for the match as well.
But sometimes you have to face the fact that you are really very, very happy. When I can spend a beautiful youth with everyone and so many memories are woven from hard work and efforts.”
Announcement of retirement of Nguyen Thanh Duy (Photo: screenshot)
Nguyen Thanh Duy at SEA Games 30 (Photo: screenshot)
Nguyen Thanh Duy is the athlete who brought home the first gold medal at the 30th SEA Games for the Vietnamese sports team when he defeated the Indonesian Asian champion Rifki Ardiansyah Arrosyid to win gold in the men’s under 60kg weight category. This is the only gold medal of Karate Vietnam at the congress in the Philippines. Earlier at the 29th SEA Games, he also won bronze.
Enrolled in 2013, the boxer from Tan Uyen, Binh Duong only needed 1 year to make his first impression when he won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games. However, after this period, a persistent back injury made Thanh Duy difficult when he won the bronze medal. top competition.
Despite the injury, the athlete born in 1993 still achieved great success in the region. Expected to continue senior Nguyen Minh Phung in the national team, Duy’s early farewell made fans regret.
Karate will be held at the Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium from May 18 to 20. Three years ago in the Philippines, the Vietnam Karate team ranked third in the whole team after Thailand and Malaysia with 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.
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