On the morning of September 24, Dinh Van Tam entered the final of the men's 56kg category at ASIAD 20. Against opponent Ou Jiaming of China, the Vietnamese fighter could not create another surprise and accepted the silver medal.
Previously, Dinh Van Tam had an impressive performance in the semi-finals when defeating Indonesian martial artist Fereddy Sinaga with a score of 2-0. This result helped the Vietnamese martial artist win the right to enter the final and definitely have a medal.
In the gold medal match, Dinh Van Tam entered the game with great effort but encountered many difficulties against Ou Jiaming. In the first round, the two martial artists competed quite fiercely, but the Chinese representative won with a score of 2-1.
In the second half, Ou Jiaming showed superiority in physical strength and ability to control the game. The Chinese martial artist won 5-0, thereby closing the final match with a 2-0 victory.
With this result, Ou Jiaming won a gold medal, while Dinh Van Tam received a silver medal in the men's 56kg snatch event.
The silver medal is a remarkable achievement of Dinh Van Tam at ASIAD 20. Before entering the tournament, Ou Jiaming was considered one of the leading martial artists of China in this weight class.
Dinh Van Tam's achievement continues to help wushu contribute medals to the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at ASIAD 20. Previously, on September 23, Vietnamese wushu athletes won 4 bronze medals, while shooting brought home 1 more bronze medal.
After Dinh Van Tam's results, the Vietnamese sports delegation has a total of 10 medals at ASIAD 20, including 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 8 bronze medals.
The only gold medal of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation to date belongs to the trio Nguyen Ngoc Tram, Bui Ngoc Nhi and Hoang Thi Thu Uyen in the women's team kata event in karate.
