Her confidence was clearly shown in each training session before taking the floor.
sweat drops on the floor
At the time this article was published, national team player Quang Thi Thu Nghia had officially competed in the 2025 Asian Pencak Silat Championship held at the Ha Tinh Provincial Gymnasium (starting from July 24.
She expressed during the professional preparation sessions before the competition: "My teammates and I conduct a very focused training program from the coaching staff. The tournament has important professional value, so I am aware that I am not at a disadvantage, I must achieve the highest result to bring glory to the Fatherland".
This year, the 2025 Pencak Silat Asian Championship is the first international task in the national competition training program of Quang Thi Thu Nghia and her teammates. The female player has been trained at the Pencak silat Vietnam National Team since January this year and soon determined that the focus of her achievements will be focusing on the Asian competition at home.
Therefore, the Son La national team trains wholeheartedly, not missing any professional training programs from head coach Nguyen Van Hung and the coaching staff of the Pencak silat Vietnam National Team. A week before the 2025 Pencak Silat Asian Championship kicked off, she and her teammates were in Ha Tinh. arriving at the competition venue early so that each person can get used to the weather, the court is ready to compete.
With the hot weather in the Central region, after each session of training at a continuous intensity, it seems that Quang Thi Thu Nghia's sweat-absorbing scarf can be filled with water. She laughed and said, that's okay.
Thu Nghia acknowledged: "We are used to professional preparation in all conditions. When I pursued a sports career, I determined that I had to practice hard to achieve success. Not only me, my teammates are very focused and the hard work is in exchange for the Gold Medals that are all worth it.
Regarding his students, head coach of the Vietnam Pencak silat Team - Mr. Nguyen Van Hung added: "Thu Nghia has affirmed her expertise from her international competition achievements and is the main player of the Vietnam Pencak silat Team.
We highly appreciate him in his training style, competition in compliance with the requirements of the coaching staff and on the floor to make a decisive cut, achieving high accuracy to get the victory points".
The one who extends victories
Quang Thi Thu Nghia shared that last year she won the Gold Medal of the Pencak Silat World Championship for the fourth consecutive time. The female player won the final match of the women's 75kg weight class to maintain her number one position.
In Quang Thi Thu Nghia's memory, she said that she started participating in the first pencak silat World Championship of her career in 2018. In the above competition, Quang Thi Thu Nghia won the Gold Medal. After that, the female player followed her success when she won the pencak silat World Championship in 2019, 2022 and 2024.
Thu Nghia said: "When I stood on the podium to receive the medal and was the world champion, I was very moved. I have never lost my efforts to participate in the world arena because I am very eager to contribute my expertise and bring glory to the Fatherland. I have been injured in training and competition but I always try to try to stay in the best health to do professional tasks.
Before the 2025 Pencak Silat Asian Championship, Quang Thi Thu Nghia personally won the Gold Medal in the weightlifting category 4 times in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
When asked her if Quang Thi Thu Nghia was the collector of the titles? The female fighter smiled and admitted: "I started playing sports as a girl in the countryside in Son La. At that time, I was discovered by teachers after attending the Phu Dong Sports Festival for schools (according to Thu Nghia's memory, it was 2013). I started practicing athletics in the high jump event.
However, he was not able to develop this sport best, so he switched to martial arts and was introduced to pencak silat by teachers. The results I have won at domestic and international tournaments are all from focused training. I'm not a collector. I really appreciate the training from teachers!".
Quang Thi Thu Nghia believes that for her personally, in addition to being well-trained in coaching, encouragement from her family is a very important foundation. After each domestic or international tournament, Quang Thi Thu Nghia always calls home to share with her mother (Ms. Quang Thi Thuong).
"My mother is my spiritual support. After each year of training and competing, the first thing I always look forward to the most
is an opportunity to rest and go home to meet my mother. Usually after each tournament, I call my mother home to report my achievements, listen to a familiar voice and I almost forget all the fatigue, Quang Thi Thu Nghia expressed.
Missed the 33rd SEA Games but still have the 2025 Asian Championship
Quang Thi Thu Nghia will definitely not participate in the 33rd SEA Games because her weight class of 75kg for women is not included in the competition program.
However, the top female player of Vietnamese sports had the most sublime moments (up to now) on the SEA Games arena to win the Gold Medal for the pencak silat Vietnam Team. Quang Thi Thu Nghia has the opportunity to participate in the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam for the first time. The Bac Tu Liem Stadium (Hanoi) was packed with fans watching and cheering for the pencak silat Vietnam team.
Quang Thi Thu Nghia won the Gold Medal in the 75kg weight class. The result of Thu Nghia is the first Gold Medal that the Vietnam Pencak silat Team has at the 31st SEA Games. After a year, she continued to participate in the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia and had to lose weight in the women's 70kg event, the female martial artist still excellently won the Gold Medal.
She could not participate in the 33rd SEA Games due to force majeure. Not only Quang Thi Thu Nghia, many players in the women's heavyweight class also encountered a similar situation. However, the collective of the Pencak silat Vietnam Team has grasped the content of pencak silat at the 33rd SEA Games from the curriculum at the beginning of the year, so each member has determined the spirit of professional preparation to focus on each assigned task.
Quang Thi Thu Nghia believes that each competition opportunity will open her up to learn lessons about her expertise and life experience. For now, I am focusing on the Asian Cup at home this time. At the 31st SEA Games, I felt victorious at home and I look forward to continuing my success this time in Ha Tinh.
The Vietnamese pencak silat team has had many players achieve the best results when winning Gold Medals at the Southeast Asian Championship, Asian Championship and World Championship, but not all players have the luck to participate in important international tournaments held in Vietnam.
At the end of the conversation, Quang Thi Thu Nghia quickly returned to the practice floor to continue preparing professionally for the 2025 Asian Championship. She certainly does not want to miss the Gold Medal achievement on the rare occasion of the tournament taking place in Vietnam.
