Family in Thanh Hoa won 10 gold medals in Taekwondo SEA Games

On May 18, right after Nguyen Thi Huong won the gold medal in Taekwondo, coach Nguyen Van Hung (Head of Taekwondo Department of Thanh Hoa Sports Training and Competition Center, also Huong’s biological uncle) shared on Facebook. The picture shows 10 SEA Games gold medals in Taekwondo Thanh Hoa belonging to the descendants of Mr. Nguyen Trong Le, Mrs. Pham Thi Lam, Thanh Son commune, Nghi Son town (Thanh Hoa)”.

Mr. and Mrs. Lam’s family used to be famous for having 2 sons, Nguyen Van Hung, who won gold medals 5 times in a row (in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) and Nguyen Trong Cuong 4 times won gold at the SEA Games.

In particular, Hung is also known as “lonely and defeated” because in his weight class in Southeast Asia, there is no opponent.

In addition to 5 times standing on the top podium of the SEA Games, Nguyen Van Hung also won 2 Asiad medals and many other international titles.

Continuing the family tradition, on May 18, athlete Nguyen Thi Huong was honored to win the gold medal at the 31st SEA Games in Taekwondo in the 73kg category after defeating the Filipino athlete.

Sharing about his nephew, Coach Nguyen Van Hung said that since she was sitting at school, Huong had a good height and qualities, so her family oriented her to pursue Taekwondo.

“Huong is a very talented and conscious person in practice, that’s why she always achieves high results. Last March, Nguyen Thi Huong won the gold medal in Southeast Asia in Ho Chi Minh City and recently a noble gold medal at the 31st SEA Games”, Mr. Hung shared.

Immediately after winning the gold medal, athlete Nguyen Thi Huong shared interesting stories about her family’s tradition, and especially she thanked her two biological uncles for bringing Huong to Taekwondo.

“In my eyes, you guys are idols with the achievement of winning 9 gold medals through the SEA Games, this is the motivation for me to strive to bring glory to the country in this SEA Games 31,” Huong confided. .

In addition to participating in Taekwondo practice, Huong has graduated from Hong Duc University in sports pedagogy and is studying for a master’s degree in cultural management at Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

On the afternoon of May 23, information from Thanh Hoa Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that at the end of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), Thanh Hoa sports delegation had 4 coaches and 19 athletes participating. competed in 14 subjects and won 17 medals.

Including 10 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, this is the most successful congress ever of Thanh Hoa sports.

Le Duong