Wushu at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's sanshou 52 kg

Men's sanshou 52 kg
at the 1998 Asian Games
Men's sanshou 52 kg ; at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Thammasat Gymnasium 6
Dates	16–19 December 1998
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
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The men's sanshou 52 kilograms at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held from 16 to 19 December at the Thammasat Gymnasium 6.^[1]

Sanda, formerly knows as Sanshou is the official Chinese full contact combat sport. Sanda (Sanshou) is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Kung fu and modern combat fighting techniques.

A total of 10 men from 10 different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 52 kilograms.

Xing Zhijie from China won the gold medal after beating Rolly Chulhang of the Philippines in gold medal bout 2–0, The bronze medal was shared by Teerawat Donniart from Thailand and Phoukhong Khamsounthone of Laos.

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Date	Time	Event
Wednesday, 16 December 1998	14:00	Round of 16
Thursday, 17 December 1998	14:00	Quarterfinals
Friday, 18 December 1998	14:00	Semifinals
Saturday, 19 December 1998	14:00	Final

Results

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

		Xing Zhijie (CHN)	2
Nguyễn Chí Sơn (VIE)	2	Nguyễn Chí Sơn (VIE)	0
Satya Man Lama (NEP)	0			Xing Zhijie (CHN)	2
				Teerawat Donniart (THA)	0
		Teerawat Donniart (THA)	2
		Lee Hou-cheng (TPE)	1
						Xing Zhijie (CHN)	2
						Rolly Chulhang (PHI)	0
		Phoukhong Khamsounthone (LAO)	2
		Em Sothearath (CAM)	0
				Phoukhong Khamsounthone (LAO)	0
Rolly Chulhang (PHI)	2			Rolly Chulhang (PHI)	2
Alireza Saadat (IRI)	0	Rolly Chulhang (PHI)	2
		Saken Aubakirov (KAZ)	0