Vietnam won the world petanque gold medal

Defeating host Thailand 13-12 in the women's trios final, Vietnam won its first world petanque championship.

The Vietnamese athletes participating in the competition include Trinh Thi Kim Thanh, Tran Thi Diem Trang (from Binh Duong) and Thach Thi Anh Lan and Kim Thi Thu Thao (Tra Vinh).

Vietnam started well, leading 3-0 and then 6-1. But Thailand then fought back to tie the score at 6-6. From then on, the final match witnessed a dramatic chase. Vietnam led 11-8, then Thailand equalized and took the lead 12-11, seemingly missing out on the gold medal. But at the decisive moment, the Vietnamese girls were more courageous, scoring points to win 13-12.

On the journey to conquer the top, coach Vu Khang Duy and his team defeated nine opponents, including France - considered the cradle of this sport.

Vietnam received a gold medal at the world petanque tournament in Thailand on the evening of November 27.

The World Petanque Championship took place from November 23 to November 27 in Thailand. Vietnam finished the tournament with one gold and one silver medal. The silver medal went to Thach Thi Anh Lan in the individual technique event.

The international name for petanque is pétanque. Players stand in a circle with a diameter of 35 cm to 50 cm, this circle must be 1 meter from the end line and the side line.

Each team can have one, two or three players. If the team has one or two players, each player will hold three iron balls, if the team has three players, each player will hold two iron balls. After the draw, one team (or one opponent) will hold the small marble and throw it first. The marble is considered valid when it is 6 to 10 meters away from the circle and 1 meter from the two sidelines. After the opponent throws the marble forward, the remaining player has the first task of rolling his marble so that it is close to the marble.

When the ball is closest to the point ball, that person is considered to have won the opponent, the remaining person has the task of catching the opponent's ball and moving it somewhere else. Each person is given three balls to roll, if all three balls are rolled, the person with the ball closest to the point ball is recognized as the winner. The matches are played to 13 points.

Petanque is usually played on three different types of courts: clay, gravel and gravel (1x2). On average, players travel between 8 and 15 km per game - more than a player travels in a professional football match.

In Vietnam, petanque players are mainly concentrated in the south, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Soc Trang and Vung Tau. The Vietnamese team first participated in this sport at the 21st SEA Games.

Nghia Hung

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