It took 7 years for Vietnam to have a gold medal for women’s swords and slashes, only 8 months to practice hard before going to the ring
Almost half way sea Games 31 since the official opening until now, the Vietnamese sports delegation is receiving the “rain” of gold medals (HCV). And behind each medal is a process of hard work, the athletes’ practice efforts, the persistent guidance of the coach as well as the care from the athletes’ relatives and families.
However, there are also very special gold medals, marking the development of each sport and becoming an inspirational story for the audience. That is the gold medal in the women’s sword slash – sword fighting sport of athlete Bui Thi Thu Ha.
Bui Thi Thu Ha
It is known that on May 15, Bui Thi Thu Ha brought home the 3rd gold medal for the Vietnamese fencing team. The reason this is considered an unexpected and special gold medal for fans is because during the past 7 years, the Vietnamese team has never won a regional gold medal in this content.
But not stopping there, the story of the owner of the gold medal – athlete Bui Thi Thu Ha is also very impressive. Accordingly, the female swordsman has only returned to practice for 8 months after taking a maternity leave. Training time due to the Covid-19 epidemic situation should also be affected more or less.
Immediately after learning that she had won the final and got the first SEA Games gold medal in her career, Thu Ha broke down in tears right on the ring. At the moment of taking off the helmet, many fans were also moved to see the female swordsman in tears – tears of victory and happiness.
Thu Ha broke down crying right on the ring after winning
Sharing after winning the gold medal, Thu Ha said: “When I won this medal, I felt very happy and surprised. But I was always confident that I would win today.”.
“At first, when I came back, I felt that I was very weak, did not have enough physical strength and technique because I took a long break. I felt very hard and it was really difficult.” – the female swordsman added.
The female swordsman shared after winning the first SEA Games gold medal in her career
The Vietnamese fencing team still has competitions today – May 17 and tomorrow – May 18. The competition venue is My Dinh Athletics Palace (Hanoi) and spectators are free to enter. Let’s support Thu Ha and her teammates in fencing!
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