Wushu at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's sanda 56 kg

Men's sanda 56 kg at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue	Nansha Gymnasium
Dates	13–17 November 2010
Competitors	14 from 14 nations
Medalists
Li Xinjie    China   Phan Văn Hậu    Vietnam   Khwanyuen Chanthra    Thailand   Phoxay Aphailath    Laos

Main article: Wushu at the 2010 Asian Games

The men's sanda (as Sanshou) 56 kg competition at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China was held from 13 November to 17 November at the Nansha Gymnasium.

A total of fourteen competitors from fourteen different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 56 kilograms.

Li Xinjie from China won the gold medal after beating Phan Văn Hậu of Vietnam in gold medal bout 2–0, Li won both periods by the same score of 5–0. The bronze medal was shared by Khwanyuen Chanthra from Thailand and Phoxay Aphailath of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Athletes from Afghanistan (Khalid Hotak), South Korea (Lim Seung-chang), Macau (Wong Man Kuan) and Kyrgyzstan (Mirbek Suiumbaev) shared the fifth place. Athletes from Nepal, India, Hong Kong, Philippines, Uzbekistan and Yemen lost in the first round and didn't advance to the next round.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time	Event
Saturday, 13 November 2010	19:30	Round of 16
Monday, 15 November 2010	19:30	Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 16 November 2010	19:30	Semifinals
Wednesday, 17 November 2010	19:30	Final

Results

Legend

• AV — Absolute victory

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Mirbek Suiumbaev (KGZ)	0
	Khwanyuen Chanthra (THA)	2			Khwanyuen Chanthra (THA)	2
	Raj Kumar Rasaili (NEP)	0							Khwanyuen Chanthra (THA)	0
	Lim Seung-chang (KOR)	2							Li Xinjie (CHN)	2
	Benjie Rivera (PHI)	0			Lim Seung-chang (KOR)	0
	Wong Ting Hong (HKG)	0			Li Xinjie (CHN)	2
	Li Xinjie (CHN)	2											Li Xinjie (CHN)	2
	Santosh Kumar (IND)	0											Phan Văn Hậu (VIE)	0
	Khalid Hotak (AFG)	2			Khalid Hotak (AFG)	0
	Jamoliddin Salimjonov (UZB)				Phan Văn Hậu (VIE)	2
	Phan Văn Hậu (VIE)	AV							Phan Văn Hậu (VIE)	2
	Phoxay Aphailath (LAO)	2							Phoxay Aphailath (LAO)	1
	Naji Al-Ashwal (YEM)	0			Phoxay Aphailath (LAO)	2
					Wong Man Kuan (MAC)	0

External links

• Official website