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Vietnam win 35 golds at Asian Open Taekwondo Championship
Updated: 14:10, 19/08/2019
Vietnamese martial artists have won 35 gold medals after three days of competition at the 2nd Asian Open Taekwondo Championship held in HCM City on August 17, the final day of competition.
Besides gold medals, Vietnam also won 30 silvers and 28 bronzes in both combat and performance categories.
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Vietnam's leading female martial artist Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (left). |
Among the gold medallists, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen, Vietnam's leading female martial artist, secured a gold medal in the under-49kg event.
The event attracted more than 400 athletes from 25 countries and territories, including taekwondo powerhouses such as the Republic of Korea, Japan and Iran.
This year’s event is of significance to athletes from Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, who are preparing for the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
Vietnamese martial artists won 72 medals on the first day of the ongoing ASEAN Taekwondo Championships held in Pasay city of the Philippines.
Vietnam has sent six martial artists to compete at the Canada Open Taekwondo Championship which has been recently opened at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
The Vietnamese Taekwondo team will compete at the 2018 Canada Open Taekwondo Championship from September 13-19.
(BGO)-
Recently, Bac Giang’s sport has a number of young promising athletes. Their
outstanding performances in the national competitions have contributed to
gaining high achievements for the province.
(BGO) – To date, 17 athletes in Bac Giang
province have been summoned to different teams and national youth sports teams,
7 athletes to badminton, 2 to chess, track and field and wushu respectively, 1
to wrestling, judo, boxing and shuttlecock
kicking teams.
Source: VNA
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