Duong Thuy Vi performs at the 2017 World Wushu Championship in Kazan, Russia.

Vi beat out 16 other athletes with a score of 9.64 points, just 0.01 of a point ahead of South Korean Seo Heeju.

Vietnam also secured a silver medal in the women’s taijijian event where Tran Thi Khanh Ly scored 9.55 points to finish second.