Vietnam karate team won gold and silver medals

Vietnam Karate made a big impression on the competition day of October 6 when they brought home another gold medal for Vietnamese sports at ASIAD 19. Just a few minutes after bringing home a gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at ASIAD 19, the karate team continued to make achievements with a silver medal.

Three Vietnamese karate athletes (red shirts) excellently won the gold medal at ASIAD 19. (Photo: BL)

* In the women's team kata event, the trio Nguyen Thi Phuong, Luu Thi Thu Uyen and Nguyen Ngoc Tram excelled in surpassing the Malaysian martial artists - who were highly rated in the performance kata event.

The Malaysian women's kata team performed first with 3 athletes Naccy, Niathalia and Lovelly. The Malaysian girls' charisma and synchronization were quite good in the 5-minute performance. However, the Malaysian women's kata team only scored 39 points.

Meanwhile, with careful preparation, the Vietnamese female athletes competed steadily, with many creative and difficult moves and performed more decisively.

The charisma and decisiveness of Luu Thi Thu Uyen, Nguyen Thi Phuong and Nguyen Ngoc Tram were also considered better than their opponents. With 42.7 points, the Vietnamese women's kata team won the gold medal.

This is the first gold medal of the Vietnamese karate team, and also the third gold medal of the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 19th ASIAD.

* Just minutes after bringing home the gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 2023 ASIAD, the karate team continued to score with a silver medal.

This achievement belongs to martial artist Nguyen Thi Ngoan, after she faced off against host country martial artist Gong Li in the women's 61k kumite event.

Faced with the overwhelming strength and storm-like attacks of Gong Li - the athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nguyen Thi Ngoan was almost unable to strike or defend.

She lost 0-9 after only 72 seconds of the final match and had to accept second place. Nguyen Thi Ngoan brought home the 4th silver medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 19th ASIAD.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/asiad-19-doi-tuyen-karate-viet-nam-gianh-huy-chuong-vang-va-huy-chuong-bac-245089.html