Vietnam in top 16 Latin World Sports Dance Middle Age 2

(NLDO)- The athlete pair Phan Hien-Thu Huong entered the top 12 of the World Open Dancesport Championship, and athletes Trung Hoa-My Trang entered the top 16 of the World Middle-aged Latin Championship 2.

The Vietnam Dancesports Delegation made a strong impression at the WDSF Vagos, Portugal Open organized by the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF) in Portugal with outstanding achievements in two important events.

Athletes couple Pham Trung Hoa - Nguyen My Trang, international referee Khanh Thi, international referee Chu Tan Duc, athletes couple Phan Hien - Thu Huong. Photo: Thanh Tung

At the WDSF World Open (New Series) Latin Adult, the athlete pair Phan Hien - Thu Huong excellently passed three rounds, entered the semi-finals and ranked in the top 12 of the World Open Championship.

Meanwhile, in the WDSF World Championship Latin Senior 2, the athlete pair Pham Trung Hoa - Nguyen My Trang surprisingly entered the quarter-finals, ranking in the top 16 of the World Championship Latin Senior 2. This is also the only Asian representative to advance to the quarter-finals of this event, surpassing many strong opponents from Europe and America.

Athlete couple Phan Hien - Thu Huong. Photo: Thanh Tung

The above achievements once again affirm the persistent efforts and increasingly high professional level of Vietnamese dancesport athletes in the international arena.

Notably, international referee Khanh Thi also participated in the referee panel of the WDSF World Championship Latin Senior II – a testament to the growing prestige and position of Vietnamese dancesport.

Sharing from Portugal, referee Khanh Thi emotionally said that she was very happy and proud that the Vietnamese dancesport team had successfully completed their goals and achieved high results in this tournament in Portugal. The athletes maintained their competitive form and continued to improve their ranking on the global ranking of the World Dancesport Federation, bringing Vietnamese dancesport to the international map.

Athlete couple Pham Trung Hoa - Nguyen My Trang. Photo: Thanh Tung

Middle-aged dancesport athlete Nguyen My Trang shared that the athletes and the entire Vietnamese sports delegation were extremely surprised and proud of this achievement.

"This is the second time we have had the honor of representing Vietnam at the Latin World Championship for Middle Ages 2. If last time, we only stopped at the second round with a 42nd ranking, this time reaching the Quarterfinals and ranking 16th is a huge step forward. We will continue to practice to achieve higher results, thereby inspiring the middle-aged community and spreading the beauty of sport dance" - Ms. My Trang expressed.

Athlete couple Phan Hien and Thu Huong are members of the Vietnam National Team with impressive achievements:

Southeast Asia Champion from 2022 - present Silver Medal of Asian Championship 2025 Top 3 World Showdance Champion 2025 And is 1 of the 50 highest ranking couples of the World Ranking.

The athlete couple Pham Trung Hoa - Nguyen My Trang also continuously achieved international achievements, including:

Middle Age II Gold Medal at World Masters Games 2025 (Taiwan, China) Middle Age I Bronze Medal at Nice Open 2025 (France) Middle Age I & II Bronze Medal at Cyprus Open 2025 Middle Age II Top 6 at WDSF Hradec Kralove Open 2024 (Czech Republic) Latin A Middle Age II Champion at National KVTT Championship & Cup 2024

Source: https://nld.com.vn/viet-nam-lot-top-16-khieu-vu-the-thao-the-gioi-latin-trung-nien-2-196250929191127988.htm