Vietnam at the 2022 World Games

Vietnam at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeVIE
NOCVietnam Olympic Committee
Websitewww.voc.org.vn (in Vietnamese and English)
in Birmingham, U.S.
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
World Games appearances

Vietnam competed in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States, from 7 to 17 July 2022. The games were originally scheduled for July 2021, but were postponed due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[1] Athletes representing Vietnam won two gold medals and the country finished in 31st place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất Muaythai Men's 57 kg 17 July

Invitational sports

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Dương Thúy Vi Wushu Women's jianshu and qiangshu 12 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Billiards sports 1 0 1
Muay Thai 1 0 1
Wushu 1 2 3
Total 3 2 5

Billiards sports

Main article: Billiards sports at the 2022 World Games

Vietnam qualified one athlete to compete at the games.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Trần Quyết Chiến Men's 3-cushion carom  Teran (ECU)
W 40–19 		 Garcia (COL)
L 26–40 		Did not advance

Muay Thai

Main article: Muay Thai at the 2022 World Games

Vietnam entered one athlete into the muaythai competition at the World Games.[4] Bùi Yến Ly has also secured her place in the women's 54 kg event, but she didn't participate.

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất Men's 57 kg  Botelho (POR)
W 30–27 		 Mykytas (UKR)
W 29–28 		 Sarsembekov (KAZ)
W 29–28 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Wushu

Vietnam qualified three athletes into this tournament.[5] 2019 world championship silver and bronze medalist Dương Thúy Vi and Hoàng Thị Phương Giang competed with Phạm Quốc Khánh, the 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist.

Athlete Event First routine Second routine Final score
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Phạm Quốc Khánh Men's nanquan and nangun 9.477 4 9.470 4 18.947 4
Hoàng Thị Phương Giang Women's daoshu and gunshu DNS 6
Dương Thúy Vi Women's jianshu and qiangshu 9.513 1 9.527 1 19.040 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO ACCOMMODATE OLYMPIC MOVE". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "World Games 2022 Qualification Summary by Country".
  3. ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.