Chau Tuyet Van celebrates at the 2026 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Mongolia - Photo: FBNV
On the morning of May 20th, Vietnamese taekwondo won two gold medals on the second day of competition at the 2026 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Mongolia.
Specifically, Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim, and Lien Thi Tuyet Mai won the gold medal in the women's standard team kata U40 category. Le Thanh Trung, Nguyen Thien Phung, and Nguyen Van Truong won the gold medal in the men's standard team kata U40 category.
In addition, Le Tran Kim Uyen and Pham Quoc Viet also won the silver medal in the U30 standard mixed doubles kata, finishing behind only two South Korean athletes.
Le Ngoc Han, Nguyen Thi Kim Ha, and Le Tran Kim Uyen won the bronze medal in the women's standard team kata event for U30s.
Earlier, Vietnamese taekwondo won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals on the first day of competition yesterday. Chau Tuyet Van won the silver medal in the women's individual standard kata under 40 category.
Le Thanh Trung won the bronze medal in the men's individual standard kata under 40. Nguyen Xuan Thanh won the bronze medal in the men's individual creative kata under 30.
Notably, athletes Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang also secured the only two tickets in the individual taekwondo event to participate in the 2026 Asian Games in Japan this September.
This is the first time the Asian Games (Asiad) has used performance at the Asian Taekwondo Championships as a basis for selecting athletes to compete, similar to the Olympic Games.
This afternoon, Vietnamese taekwondo will compete in two more events: creative poomsae (doubles) and team poomsae. The team poomsae event has a chance to win a gold medal.
Tomorrow (May 21st), the tournament will begin with the sparring events, which will determine the Vietnamese taekwondo athletes' qualification for the 2026 Asian Games.
NGUYEN KHOI
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/taekwondo-viet-nam-gianh-2-hcv-chau-a-20260520120641367.htm
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