Vietnam Karate excelled in winning 3 Asian gold medals

The Vietnamese karate team has won 3 individual and team gold medals at the 2025 Asian Karate Championship held in Uzbekistan.

Boxer Hoang Thi My Tam on the podium receiving the gold medal in the women's individual kumite 55kg category - Photo: AKF

On the afternoon of May 25, martial artist Hoang Thi My Tam won the gold medal in the women's individual kumite (combat) category (55kg) at the 2025 Asian Karate Championship held in Uzbekistan. The 22-year-old girl won the championship in an excellent way against an Iranian martial artist.

Exempted from round 1, My Tam beat Shrestha Sabina (Nepal) 2-0 in round 2, beat Shima Airi (Japan) 7-2 in the quarter-finals, beat Wei Yuchun (China) 12-9 in the semi-finals before defeating Saadati Fateme (Iran) 5-0 in the final.

In addition to My Tam’s individual gold medal, the Vietnamese karate team also won a team gold medal in the kata (performance) event thanks to the efforts of martial artists Bui Ngoc Nhi, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen, Nguyen Ngoc Tram and Nguyen Thi Phuong. In the final, the Vietnamese karate martial artists defeated China with a total score of 42.10 from the judges, while their opponents only scored 41.70 points.

At the end of the competition day, the Vietnamese Karate team won the third gold medal in the women's team Kumite event after defeating Kazakhstan 2-0 in the final match.

My Tam (left) in the final match with Iranian boxer - Photo: AKF

This is a memorable gold medal in women's team kata for the Vietnamese karate team. After 10 years, the team won the gold medal in kata again after the women's team gold medal in 2015. At that time, the gold medal winning team included Nguyen Hoang Ngan, Do Thi Thu Ha, and Nguyen Thi Hang.

Now, Do Thi Thu Ha and her students have brought home the gold medal in their new role as head coach. This former national player will start leading the team from 2024 after head coach Nguyen Hoang Ngan left.

In addition to 2 gold medals, the Vietnamese karate team also won a bronze medal in the individual kata event with martial artist Nguyen Ngoc Tram.

At the 2024 Asian Karate Championship, the Vietnamese karate team won 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal. The three gold medals then belonged to Hoang Thi My Tam (55kg women), Nguyen Thi Ngoan (over 68kg women) and her female kumite teammates (Dinh Thi Huong, Hoang Thi My Tam, Nguyen Thi Ngoan, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly).

Vietnamese girls on the podium receiving gold medal in women's team kata - Photo: AKF

Vietnam karate team with their performance winning the gold medal in women's team kata - Photo: AKF

At the end of the tournament, the Vietnamese Karate team ranked 3rd overall with 3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal. The two leading countries were Kazakhstan (4 gold medals) and Japan (3 gold medals, ranked above Vietnam with 5 additional silver medals and 4 bronze medals).

NGUYEN KHOI

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/karate-viet-nam-xuat-sac-gianh-3-hcv-chau-a-20250525153405392.htm