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Vietnam wins 72 medals at ASEAN Taekwondo Championship
Updated: 09:01, 07/05/2019
Vietnamese martial artists won 72 medals on the first day of the ongoing ASEAN Taekwondo Championships held in Pasay city of the Philippines.
In the poomsae (performance) events, Vietnam won six golds, six silvers and 16 bronzes. In the kyorugi (free sparring), Vietnam won 12 golds, 10 silvers and 22 bronzes.
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Vietnamese martial artists pose with their medals at the ASEAN Taekwondo Championship. |
The tournament attracted fighters from eight regional countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Vietnam and the hosts Philippines.
Vietnam sent 154 athletes to the event competing in three divisions – senior, junior and cadet.
The event, held from May 2-6, is a warm-up for teams to prepare for the 30th Southeast Asian Games to be held in the Philippines later this year.
Vietnamese students won two gold medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest (ITMC), which took place in Thailand from February 7 to 11.
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcome other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.
Vietnam was awarded more medals from the 29th Southeast Asian Games held in Malaysia in 2017, as athletes of Thailand and the host country tested positive for doping, the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) has announced.
December 7 continued to be a successful day of competition for the Hanoi athletes at the ongoing 2018 National Games, as they won additional gold medals to remain on top of the provisional standings with 147 golds, leaving Ho Chi Minh City and the Army team far behind with 109 and 52, respectively.
The Hanoi team continued to fly high on top of the 2018 National Games standings after claiming seven additional gold medals – five in rowing and two in diving – on November 22, the fourth day of competition.
Source: VNA
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