Mens Pencak silat 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

Vietnam Wins gold In pencak silat

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Asian Games 2018

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

Vietnamese pesilat Van Tri Nguyen won the first gold medal in pencak silat for his country after defeating Malaysian Mohd Khaizul Yaacob in the final match of the 2018 Asian Games pencak silat competition at the Pencak Silat Training Center, TMII Park, on Wednesday.

Van Tri Nguyen scored a convincing 5-0 over his opponent in the men’s J class 90kg-95kg to win the gold, while Mohd Khaizul had to settle for a silver medal.

In the first round, Van Tri was overwhelmed by the attacks launched by the Malaysian fighter and lost 8-6, 8-6, 8-3, 9-4 and 8-4.

In the second round, Van Tri tried to catch up. With the support of the spectators, Van Tri hit his targets. The points scored by the two pesilat were tight, namely 10-6, 8-6, 9-7, 8-6 and 8-6 in favour of the Vietnamese fighter.

Mohd Khaizul could have won the second round. However, his attack and slam did not result in any points. Because of his temperamental actions, he was reprimanded twice by the referee and sanctioned with a points reduction.

The third round was for the Vietnamese fighter as he won 2-1, 2-0, 2 - (- 2), 4 - (- 1) and 4 - (- 2).

Three gold medals were on offer in the men's singles, women's doubles and women's teams, where Indonesian pesilats won them all.

Five gold medals were up for grabs on Wednesday, namely the men’s J class 90-95 kg, men’s F class 70kg-75kg, female D class 60kg-65kg, class C 55kg-60kg and female class B 50kg-60kg.