Once the group of sports that brought Vietnam's first medal at the Olympic arena when Tran Hieu Ngan won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg weight class in taekwondo at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, martial arts have gradually lost their position.
Ha Thi Linh (left) tried very hard but could not "repay the debt" against her opponent.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, no Vietnamese taekwondo representative has won a place, the 3 representatives of the martial arts group going to France are Hoang Thi Tinh (judo), Vo Thi Kim Anh, Ha Thi Linh (boxing). Based on the strength of the Vietnamese martial artists compared to their opponents, experts have soon assessed that it is difficult to create a surprise. Hoang Thi Tinh faced African champion Oumaima Bedioui (Tunisia), stopping in the first round of the 48 kg judo category.
The Olympic arena left many experiences for Ha Thi Linh
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Ha Thi Linh (blue shirt) leaves the Paris Olympics after two memorable matches.
In boxing, Vo Thi Kim Anh faced the reigning third-placed ASIAD champion Preeti Pawar (India) and could not cause any surprises. With her determination and a favorable draw, 31-year-old boxer Ha Thi Linh made history for Vietnamese boxing with her first win at the Olympics when she defeated Feofaaki Epenisa (Tonga) in the first match of the women's 60 kg category. However, in the quarter-final match yesterday, the female boxer from Lao Cai could not cause any surprises when she faced the number 1 seed Yang Wenlu (China). Linh fought with a brave spirit but her opponent showed a higher level.
Being scored higher than the Chinese boxer by one of the five judges in the third round was a remarkable effort by Ha Thi Linh. She also left her mark with a number of accurate punches and avoided a defeat by knockout. The journey to conquer the Olympic ticket of Ha Thi Linh, Vo Thi Kim Anh, Hoang Thi Tinh and what they showed in Paris shows the burning desire to contribute of the martial artists and is the motivation for Vietnamese martial arts to make positive changes and invest heavily in the next Olympics.
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