Specifically, according to the Organizing Committee, at ASIAD 19, the weight of men in Jujitsu's subjects decreased from 6 to 4, including: 62kg of men, 69kg of men, 77kg men, 85kg men. The removal of 94kg and 56kg weight of Dao Hong Son's forte is part of the plan to implement the Gender Equality program in ASIAD's sports.
After the above information, Dao Hong Son confirmed to Ithethao.vn about his name not on the list of training athletes in the Philippines preparing for ASIAD 19. However, the opportunity to attend ASIAD 19 is still open to this boxer in case he may increase to a weight of 62kg.
Currently, the 62kg weight class has the presence of the athlete Can Van Thang. However, according to the rules of the tournament, each country is entitled to send two athletes to compete in each weight class at ASIAD 19. This opens up opportunities for Dao Hong Son to compete in Jujitsu. The final decision will be made by the coaches after the training in late September.
At ASIAD 18 in Indonesia, Jujitsu Vietnam won a bronze medal thanks to the boxer Duong Thi Thanh Minh. However, the competition at ASIAD 19 was pushed higher after the powers such as UAE, India, Philippines, Kazakhstan … invested stronger to dispute medals.
If Dao Hong Son cannot attend ASIAD, this will be an unfortunate loss of Jiu Jitsu Vietnam. He is currently a 2 -year SEA Games champion 31, 32 in 56kg.
However, Dao Hong Son still has other goals that can conquer. He will attend the Jujitsu Beach World Championship in early September in Thailand. After that, Hong Son will continue to practice to take part in competition at Lion Championship.