'I said I was 30 years old but no one believed me'

"I said I was 30 years old but no one believed me," Duong Thuy Vi shared after winning the bronze medal at the 19th ASIAD. The "wushu beauty queen" had an interesting moment at the stadium when the organizing committee staff mistook her for a young athlete.

This is Thuy Vi’s fourth ASIAD and her last time competing. She won a bronze medal in the sword and spear event this afternoon, September 27. Thuy Vi was unable to repeat her gold medal performance in the 2014 Games. However, she is still satisfied with her performance and considers it an excellent performance.

Duong Thuy Vi won bronze medal at ASIAD 19. (Photo: Bui Luong)

"When I won the ASIAD gold medal, I was only 21 years old. It's been 9 years. If I had listened to everyone's advice, I could have won the SEA Games, the world championship at 20, and the ASIAD gold medal at 21. I lacked nothing. If I was afraid of losing face, I wouldn't have gotten to where I am today. I'm happy to have completed my exam," Thuy Vi shared.

Duong Thuy Vi only competed in one event at ASIAD 19, which was swordsmanship and spearmanship. In the swordsmanship competition this morning, Thuy Vi's score was not high (ranked only 6th). However, in her specialty, spearmanship, the Vietnamese athlete performed excellently and was awarded 9.726 points. Thuy Vi was only behind the host athlete, Lai Xiaoxao of China.

However, calculating the total score of both swordsmanship and spearmanship, Thuy Vi ranked third. She was only 0.01 point behind Kiani Zahra (Iran) - the silver medalist.

"After the exam, I didn't watch the other athletes play. I felt very comfortable because I had done well in the exam and was very satisfied. I thought to myself that there was still one more exam in the afternoon, so I had to try harder," Thuy Vi shared.

The "Wushu beauty queen" said she felt no pressure when she only placed 6th in the swordplay competition because she did not watch the other athletes' performances. Only when she opened her phone and read messages from friends and relatives did Thuy Vi know her ranking, but that did not affect Thuy Vi's state of concentration. This is the steadfastness of a veteran athlete who has participated in 4 Asian Games.

In the interview after receiving the medal, Thuy Vi also impressed with her fluent Chinese answers. Next November, the 30-year-old athlete will defend her master's thesis and that is her last important goal this year.

Xuan Phuong

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