Vietnam_at_the_2022_World_Games
Vietnam at the 2022 World Games
Sporting event delegation
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.
| Vietnam at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | VIE |
| NOC | Vietnam Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Birmingham, U.S. | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
|
| World Games appearances | |
| 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 |
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 |
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 | ||
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 |
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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 | |
- "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO ACCOMMODATE OLYMPIC MOVE". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.