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Hai Duong table tennis player wins first Southeast Asian youth men's singles gold for Vietnam

TIEN HUY • 18/05/2024 14:43

The gold medal helped the Vietnamese youth table tennis team win an official spot at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2024 for the first time.

Nguyễn Duy Phong của Hải Dương giành huy chương vàng đơn nam cho bóng bàn Việt Nam tại Giải vô địch bóng bàn trẻ Đông Nam Á. Ảnh: TABLE TENNIS
Hai Duong player Nguyen Duy Phong wins the men's singles gold medal for Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship. Photos: TABLE TENNIS

Nguyen Duy Phong, a player from Hai Duong province, brought home the first U19 men's singles gold medal at the Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship, which has freshly wrapped up in Malaysia.

Phong snatched the medal after defeating Singaporean rival Nicholas Tan with a total score of 4-1 in the final.

This is also the first Southeast Asian youth men's singles gold of Vietnam in general and Hai Duong in particular.

Đinh Quang Minh (bên trái) và Nguyễn Duy Phong giành huy chương bạc đôi nam. Ảnh: TABLE TENNIS
Dinh Quang Minh (left) and Nguyen Duy Phong secure the men's doubles silver medal

The result helped the Vietnamese youth table tennis team win an official spot at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2024 for the first time.

Phong and Dinh Quang Minh, another player from Hai Duong, also grabbed the men's doubles silver medal, according to the Hai Duong Table Tennis Federation.

In the end, the Vietnamese national youth table tennis team won three gold, three silver, and four bronze medals.

Tuyển trẻ bóng bàn Việt Nam có một giải đấu thành công. Ảnh: TABLE TENNIS
The Vietnamese youth table tennis team is successful at the tournament

Nguyen Duy Phong and Dinh Quang Minh were discovered and trained at the Hai Duong Sports Training and Competition Center.

They have participated in all domestic tournaments as members of the Hai Duong table tennis team.

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