VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese martial artists won two silver medals on the second day of the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships taking place at Phu Tho Gymnasium, HCM City.

The first silver medal was won by Pham Quoc Khanh in the men's nanquan event with a score of 9.64.

Wu Jie Long of China claimed the gold medal with a score of 9.78 while Iranian Farshad Arabi took bronze after scoring 9.63 points.
Tran Xuan Hiep won the day's second silver medal for the host nation with a brilliant performance in the men's nandao event, scoring 9.70 points.

The gold medal went to Macau's Jia Rui with a score of 9.73 while Japan's Ichikizaki Daisuke claimed a bronze medal.

In other events contested during the day, Chinese martial artists exerted their dominance by winning three more gold medals.

Liu Xia gave a near-perfect performance to win a gold medal in the women's changquan event with a score of 9.82.

Wei Hai Ling won a gold medal for China in the women's nanquan while Yu Meng Meng finished a successful day for the Chinese with another gold medal in the women's jian event.

However, first-time hosts Viet Nam also enjoyed glory on the opening day of the championships with Nguyen Manh Quyen picking up a bronze medal in the men's taolu event with a score of 9.65.

China's Wang Xi and Japan's Ichikizaki Daisuke finished first and second with scores of 9.85 and 9.69, respectively.

The tournament will end on Saturday with the men's and women's shanshou finals.

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