VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dinh Toan and Nguyen Minh Tu failed to defend second place at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali.
Nguyen Dinh Toan. – File photo
The silver medallist dropped to third place in the mixed pair freestyle event with only 7.43 points on Saturday.
The three-time world champions ranked behind Chinese Taipei and (7.60 points) and China (7.52 points).
Teammates Nguyen Quoc Minh and Nguyen Thi Huyen Dieu came third in the mixed pair Under-29 category.
Ngo Thi Thuy Dung took out bronze in the female freestyle class.
After three days of competitions, Viet Nam ranked six with one gold, two silvers and five bronzes.
South Korea, the US and the Philippines are leading the medal tally.
Viet Nam have set a target of winning at least 2 gold medals at the championships.
The final day will see the squad compete in four events to defend their title at the female mixed team freestyle pool.
On the first day of the tournament, October 31, Vietnamese trio Nguyen Thu Ngan, Chau Tuyet Van and Nguyen Thi Le Kim snatched a gold medal.
The team edged to glory in the female Under-29 category with 7.94 points. They were closely followed by Iran (7.92) in second, while the Thais (7.89) and Chinese Taipei (7.78) shared third place.
It was a sweet comeback for the Vietnamese after the disappointment of failing to defend their title last year in Colombia.
The gold marked the dominant outfit’s third triumph in four years.
Earlier, their teammate Nguyen Minh Van finished second in the male U17 individual event, a slight improvement after last year finishing third.
Meanwhile, duo Le Thanh Trung and Thoi Thi Minh Thuy came third in the freestyle mixed pairs.
Viet Nam’s 24-member team, its biggest and best ever, competed in 17 out of the 22 available categories.
The championships, which ended on November 3, attracted nearly 500 athletes from 49 countries and territories.
At last year’s tournament in Tunja, Colombia, Viet Nam pocketed one gold, five silvers and two bronze medals.
Source: VNS