Vietnam Sports Delegation Won Third Gold Medal at ASIAD 19

Updated date: October 7, 2023 05:04:35

The Vietnamese sports delegation won the third Gold Medal at the 19th ASIAD thanks to the victory of the karate team.

Having missed the ASIAD Gold Medal as an athlete, Coach Nguyen Hoang Ngan (in black shirt) was moved when witnessing his students realize their own dreams (Photo: Bui Luong)

The Vietnamese team, including athletes Nguyen Thi Phuong, Luu Thi Thu Uyen, and Nguyen Ngoc Tram, defeated Malaysia in the women's team kata final. This is the third gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 19th ASIAD.

Karate is one of the few sports in which the Vietnamese delegation has the ability to compete for a Gold Medal at the 19th ASIAD. After two fighters in the combat category were eliminated early on the morning of October 6, the task of "hunting for gold" fell on Nguyen Thi Ngoan (competing in the women's under 61kg category) and the women's kata team.

Nguyen Thi Phuong, Luu Thi Thu Uyen, Nguyen Ngoc Tram are expected to win the Gold Medal when their opponents Malaysia, Cambodia and Brunei are all in the same region and are considered weaker than Vietnam. Right from the qualifying round, the Vietnamese boxers had the highest score.

Nguyen Thi Phuong, Luu Thi Thu Uyen and Nguyen Ngoc Tram won Gold Medals in the women's team kata (performance) category (Photo: Bui Luong)

In the final match against Malaysia, the Vietnamese team scored 42.7 points, while their opponents were only awarded 39 points. Nguyen Thi Phuong, Luu Thi Thu Uyen and Nguyen Ngoc Tram won the Gold Medal in the women's team kata (performance) category.

The joy of the Vietnamese karate team was not complete when Nguyen Thi Ngoan only won a silver medal in the women's kumite (combat) category under 61kg. She lost to Chinese martial artist Gong Li with a score of 0-9.

Nguyen Thi Ngoan was at a disadvantage in this match. She did not score any points, while her opponent had 3 yuko points and 2 ippon points.

In addition to the two karate medals, the Vietnamese sports delegation won a bronze medal in the men's regular sepak takraw. The women's sepak takraw team entered the finals of the regular sepak takraw.

According to MINH ANH (VTC News)

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