The Thai ethnic girl, Quang Thi Thu Nghia and the SEA Games gold medal for life
On the morning of May 16, at Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium (Hanoi), female athlete Quang Thi Thu Nghia (born in 1999) opened Vietnam’s pencak silat the gold medal in the 70-75kg weight class after a dramatic victory over the previous one. rival Rahmawati (Indonesia).
This is the first time Quang Thi Thu Nghia win Gold medal at SEA Games although she also won the tournament pencak silat Asia. Therefore, Thu Nghia burst into tears at the end of a difficult match against her senior rival Rahmawati from Indonesia.
Quang Thi Thu Nghia burst into tears after winning gold SEA Games 31 Jiang Lao |
Not to mention, because she was the first athlete of the day of Vietnamese pencak silat to go to the fighting arena, Quang Thi Thu Nghia was under a lot of pressure, as well as being beaten up by experienced rival Rahmawati from the very beginning. hoping to soon suppress Vietnamese boxers.
However, with perseverance, Thu Nghia gradually regained the initiative, launching many blows to knock down the opponent to get spectacular points. Thanks to that, this Thai ethnic female athlete in Son La took the lead and ended the match with a 39-32 victory, winning the first gold medal in her career at the SEA Games.
In an interview after winning the second gold medal for Vietnam’s pencak silat after the gold medal in the group performance, Quang Thi Thu Nghia said: “I don’t know how to describe my feelings right now. The first time I attended the 31st SEA Games, I had to face a very good athlete in the final. I was very shaken and nervous. The teachers told me, no matter how capable I am, I can show it. I am very happy and proud. I would like to win this gold medal for my parents, my family, the audience and me personally. Thanks everyone”.
Quang Thi Thu Nghia in the match against Rahmawati and burst into tears when she won Jiang Lao |
Thu Nghia also said that after the 31st SEA Games, the first thing she would do would be to visit her family because she had focused on the Vietnamese pencak silat team for a long time to prepare for the SEA Games. She also said a few sentences in the Thai ethnic language to thank the fans for cheering her on to win gold at the 31st SEA Games.
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