In the semi-finals of the women’s 87kg category, Quynh lost to Iran's 2022 world champion Zahra Bagheri with a score of 0-3. However, because Kurash does not have a third-place play-off, the Vietnamese athlete was awarded a bronze medal, together with Iranian Melika Vandchaly, who lost in the second semi-final match against host athlete Liu Yi.

Kurash athlete Vo Thi Phuong Quynh wins the 13th bronze medal for Vietnam at ASIAD 19.

In the final round, the Chinese athlete defeated her Iranian rival 3-0 to win the gold.

Winning the bronze medal is an impressive achievement for Quynh, as she is originally a judo artist and has only been practicing Kurash for four months, since June this year.

With this result, the 25-year-old girl also helped the Kurash team complete its goal of winning a bronze at ASIAD 19.

On the same day, the women’s Sepak Takraw team defeated the Japanese team 21-11, 21-18 to book a ticket to the semi-finals one match earlier.

Vietnamese archers also had a successful competition day, winning tickets to the quarterfinals in the women team’s 1-string, mixed team’s 3-string, and mixed team’s 1-string events.

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Vietnam beat Nepal 2-0 in ASIAD women's football opening match

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Vietnamese sports delegation departs for ASIAD 19

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Two Bac Giang athletes compete at ASIAD 19

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Women's football squad for ASIAD 2023 announced

Head coach Mai Duc Chung has freshly confirmed the list of 22 players of the Vietnam women's national football team who will participate in the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) 2023, held in Hangzhou, China.

Source: VNA