HANOI – Arnel Mandal captured a gold medal in the men’s sanda -56 kilograms at the close of the wushu competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Cau Giay Gymnasium.
Mandal defeated Laksamana Pandu Pratama of Indonesia, 2-0, to bag the lone gold of the country in the combat event of wushu.
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With the victory, Mandal repeated as SEA Games champion but in a higher weight category. Mandal won in 2019 in the -52 kilograms, which was not held this year.
Mandal defeated Thongchai Huanak of Thailand to advance to the gold medal bout.
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