Vietnamese bodybuilders win 3 Asian championships in Nepal

Despite the absence of some key members, with a strong squad of athletes in excellent form, the Vietnamese team still boldly accepted the target of 3 gold medals, meaning successfully defending the titles won at the 2022 tournament in the Maldives. This target was quickly completed on the first day of competition on September 4 in Nepal, despite the fact that the participating teams were all very strong.

Thể hình Việt giành 3 ngôi vô địch châu Á tại Nepal - Ảnh 1.

Bui Dac Phi Vu (middle) surpassed the host athlete Nepal (left) and Malaysia on the medal podium.

Clip of Bui Dac Phi Vu's freestyle performance

With 8 athletes competing on the opening day, the Vietnamese team won 7 medals, including 3 gold medals for Bui Dac Phi Vu (male bodybuilding, 55kg category), Tran Thi Thanh Tam (female fitness, category for athletes up to 1.65m tall) and Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong (female fitness, category for athletes over 1.65m tall).

Thể hình Việt giành 3 ngôi vô địch châu Á tại Nepal - Ảnh 3.

Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong won the female fitness gold medal, athlete with a height of over 1.65m

Bodybuilder Le Thi Cam Huong won a silver medal in the young female model category along with a bronze medal in the young female fitness category. The other two bronze medals of the Vietnamese team went to Dinh The Dat (young male bodybuilding, up to 75kg) and Nguyen Phuc Minh Thu (young female model).

Thể hình Việt giành 3 ngôi vô địch châu Á tại Nepal - Ảnh 4.

Tran Thi Thanh Tam, female fitness gold medalist, 1.65m tall

The 55th Asian Bodybuilding Championship 2023 will take place in Nepal from September 4 to 6, with the participation of about 200 strong athletes from 25 countries and territories. This is the largest expedition of Vietnamese bodybuilding in 2023.

Thể hình Việt giành 3 ngôi vô địch châu Á tại Nepal - Ảnh 5.

Nguyen Phuc Minh Thu (right), bronze medal in young female model

On September 5 and 6, many exciting competitions will continue to take place such as men's bodybuilding in the categories of 75, 80, 85, 90, 100 and over 100kg; women's bodybuilding up to 55 and over 55kg; men's fitness physique, women's model physique; men's and women's sport physique; men's and women's athletic physique...

Dao Tung - Photo, Clip: Truong Ali

Source