Despite being hit by home martial artist Suthat Bunchit on old injuries, Nguyen Tan Sang endured the pain to win a pencak silat gold medal at SEA Games 33.
The Thailand Pencak Silat Federation (PSAT) explained the incident where athlete Nguyen Minh Triet lay motionless on the mat after losing to a Malaysian opponent in the men's -65kg semifinal at SEA Games 33.
A Malaysian martial artist chased and assaulted a referee after Nor Farah Mazlan was controversially ruled to have lost to Chongthima in the women's 50-55 kg pencak silat quarterfinals on the afternoon of 15/12.
When Nguyen Minh Triet was struck and unable to rise, the referee overlooked the situation, awarding the Malaysian fighter victory in the under 65 kg pencak silat semifinal at the SEA Games on the afternoon of 16/12.
