In the final match of the 4-person women’s team event in sepak takraw, Vietnam faced Indonesia. Although the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team was rated higher, they unexpectedly lost 18-21 in the first game. However, the Vietnamese girls quickly regained their spirit and showed their class by winning the second game (21-18) and the third game (21-14). Thereby, the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team won the final with a score of 2-1 and won the gold medal in sepak takraw at ASIAD 19.
The journey of the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team at ASIAD 19
In an interview with the media, athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen (No. 12) said: “I feel very proud because Vietnam won the gold medal at ASIAD 19 in this content, after winning the silver medal at ASIAD 18 in Indonesia in 2018. My feelings right now are very difficult to describe, because this is the first time I have attended ASIAD. I am very grateful to the teachers and coaching staff for trusting me and giving me the opportunity to play for the national team and be here. I would like to present this gold medal to the teachers and coaching staff. They had reasonable advice, helping the team bring home this victory.”
Ngoc Huyen revealed that reasonable fighting tactics and advice from the coaching staff are the most important factors that help the team win.
On the journey to the gold medal, the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team defeated many strong opponents. The Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team of 4 including athletes Tran Thi Ngoc Yen, Tran Thi Hong Nhung, Nguyen Thi Yen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen, Nguyen Thi My and Le Thi Tu Trinh won respectively against Myanmar (2-0), Japan (2-0), Indonesia (2-1), China (2-0), before rematching with the team from ten thousand islands in the final.
The girls of the sepak takraw team burst into tears when they came back against Indonesia in the final
The lineup of the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team at ASIAD 19
The victory at ASIAD 19 not only helped the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team go down in history with the first Asian Games gold medal, but also continued the series of sublime days of the sepak takraw girls when they continuously won glory at the Asian Games. big playground. Previously, at the World Cup Championship 2023 sepak takraw that took place in Thailand in July, the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team successfully defended the gold medal in the 4-person team event, thanks to the efforts of athletes Nguyen Thi My. , Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen, Tran Thi Ngoc Yen, Nguyen Thi Yen, Tran Thi Hong Nhung, Ngo Thi Ngoc Quynh.
