Philippines win muay gold in the opener

VĨNH PHÚC — Duo Richein Yosorez and Islay Erika Bomogao Asiong from the Philippines scored  八. 六 八 points for their performance in the women’s Waikru Mai Muay final of the SEA Games  三 一 at the northern Vĩnh Phúc sports centre on May  一 七.

The Philippines’ athletes beat Vietnamese Phạm Thị Diễm Trang, and Phạm Thị Bích Liễu, who completed the performance with  八. 五 六 points for a silver medal.

Mawadhee Heetnoo and Thanawan Thongduang of Thailand took bronze on  八. 三 五 points.

The Vietnamese duo would have won a gold medal if their performance did not exceed the regular time set by the organising co妹妹ittee. So, the referees deducted their initial points from  八. 八 二 points to  八. 五 六 and they missed out on gold.

It was the first medal for Việt Nam in a muay event at the Games.

Artists will compete in muay events for  一 一 medal sets in men’s and women’s performances and combat.