Le Duc Phat endured the pain to 'pay back the debt' to Tien Minh, winning the second gold medal after the Olympics

In the group stage, Duc Phat lost to Tien Minh, so in the rematch, the athlete from the Army played with great determination. The 1998-born player fought hard with his senior and knew how to break away at decisive moments to win 2-0 with the scores of the sets being 22-20, 21-16 respectively. This is Duc Phat's second gold medal after returning from the 2024 Paris Olympics. Previously, he won a gold medal at the 2024 Nigeria International Challenge in September. In addition, during this time, he also won a silver medal at the 2024 National Badminton Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 Vietnam Open Super 100.

Duc Phat deservedly won the gold medal after defeating both Tien Minh and Hai Dang.

Duc Phat appeared to be in pain every time he jumped to hit the ball. He lost points many times against Tien Minh because he couldn't move due to muscle strain.

Duc Phat had almost no time to rest after the 2024 Paris Olympics. That is the reason why he fell into a state of overload. In the competition with Tien Minh or the match against Nguyen Hai Dang in the quarterfinals, he repeatedly asked the referee to stop because of a strained thigh muscle. According to Thanh Nien 's investigation, Duc Phat is also having problems with his heel and once thought about dropping out of the tournament. However, he still "overcame the pain" to compete and the results he received were extremely worthy.

Duc Phat shared: "Thank you everyone for always cheering and encouraging me. This is really not a good tournament for me because my physical condition is not as expected. For nearly a month, I have not been able to practice at the highest intensity, so I cannot bring matches with the highest professional quality to everyone."

Next week, Duc Phat will leave for Germany Super 300 and Korea Super 300. He is actively participating in many tournaments to achieve the goal of entering the world's top 50 in 2024. Currently, this tennis player is ranked 61st on the BMF men's singles rankings.

Duc Phat has a busy competition schedule.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/le-duc-phat-nen-dau-tra-mon-no-cho-tien-minh-gianh-hcv-thu-hai-sau-olympic-185241020002114487.htm