Phan Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam won the gold medal in the women’s beam
event in the eighth FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup in Qatar on
March 28.
Thanh led the qualifying round with 14.050 points and
with the clean moves she exhibited in the final on March 28, she earned
14.250 points and the top position.
Giulia Steingruber of
Switzerland came in a close second to win the silver medal with 14.125
points, followed by Romanian Diana Bulimar, who won the bronze medal
with 14.025 points.
This is the second medal that the sole
Vietnamese participant grabbed in Doha. Earlier, she won a silver medal
in the vault event.
Thanh has now joined her Canadian teammate
for a short training course to prepare for the upcoming 28th Southeast
Asian Games and other international tournament scheduled for later this
year.-VNA