Mui
Ne Beach witnessed tough competition among 70 outstanding professional
and amateur athletes from 19 countries around the world, including
China, Russia, the US, and Vietnam.
KTA’s Executive Director
Neil Godbold said Vietnam was selected for the first time to host
Kiteboard Tour Asia at Mui Ne Beach for its beautiful beach, good
weather and large number of sports lovers.
In the women’s
5000m course racing event, Nuvia Gomes of Spain won first place,
followed by Katarin Bogwardt of Germany and Ally of Australia. In the
men’s event, first place went to Jo Narapichit of Thailand, while David
Gomes of Spain and Lai Hoang Phi of Vietnam finished second and third
respectively.
In the women’s performance event, Katarin
Bogwardt of Germany claimed the victory, followed by Nuvia Gomes of
Spain and Julia of Vietnam. In the men’s event, Jo Narapichit of
Thailand took his second victory, while two Vietnamese athletes, Nguyen
Ngoc Kin and Lai Hoang Phi, won second and third place.
The next round of the tour will take place in the Philippines at the end of February, and the finals will be held in Thailand.
Just
want to let you know that we had a marvellous trip to Vietnam ,Laos and all the
guides and sites were very well planned and organised so a big thank
you. Next trip will be Cambodia and possibly Vietnam and 6 days on a
beach location. We’ll contact you soon for our trip.
