On August 8, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat met host China Yang Yuxi in the opening match of the 57kg men's muay World Games 2025.
After 3 rounds, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat won 30-17 against Yang Yuxi. Coach Giap Trung Thang, who gave Duy Nhat a professional coaching role in the match, affirmed that this was a victory of high spiritual value because Yang Yuxi was a young face while Duy Nhat had just begun to age.
Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat will meet Shelesko Dmytro (Ukraine) in the men's 57kg weightlifting semi-finals on August 9. The remaining semi-final match is between Gordon Ruach Hashem Bichayanu ( Israel) and Rolland Daren Louis Jose (France).
If they win, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat will have the opportunity to defend the number one position they are holding. The coaching staff of the Vietnam National Team muay said that to participate in the 2025 World Games, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat must reduce his weight from 64kg to 57kg in accordance with professional regulations.
Duy Nhat's goal at the 2025 World Games is to strive for the highest achievement. The men's 57kg weight class of the 2025 World Games has 8 athletes awarded competition tickets.
The muay event of the 2025 World Games has competition events including 57kg, 71kg, 86kg (men) and 48kg, 54kg, 60kg (women). Only Duy Nhat participated in this sport at the 2025 World Games.
