Winning 21 gold medals, Vietnamese karate ranked first at the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship

The boxers of the Vietnamese karate team successfully completed the events at the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship, ranking first in the entire group with 21 gold medals.

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The Vietnamese karate team topped the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship, which ended on the last day of April 26 in Thailand with a total achievement of 21 gold, 21 silver, and 32 bronze.

In this tournament, Vietnamese karate participates in events for teenagers, young people, U21 age groups and team championships for men and women in the individual and team medals of kumite (for kumite). resistance) and kata (performance).

Among the gold medals of Vietnamese karate, some notable results include Nguyen Thi Ngoan winning the women’s over 68kg class, Pham Thi Dao winning the women’s 50kg class, Tran Thi Quynh Nga winning the women’s 55kg class, Hoang Thi My Tam champion in the women’s 61kg class, Dinh Thi Huong won the women’s 68kg class, Nguyen Thanh Truong won the men’s 84kg class or Nguyen Dieu Ly won the women’s 55kg class in the U21 age group…

In the kata (performance) competition, there was a big surprise in the women’s individual event when Vietnamese karate fighter Nguyen Thi Phuong only won a bronze medal. Meanwhile, Nguyen Ngoc Tram entered the final but could not defeat his opponent Alforte Sakura (Philippines) and got a silver medal. However, in the men’s individual kata, player Pham Minh Duc won the gold medal and player Giang Viet Anh got the silver medal. At the team kata competition, players Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Ngoc Tram and Luu Thi Thu Uyen still had the advantage to win the gold medal after overcoming their direct opponents in the final, team Vietnam 2 (Bui Ngoc Nhi). , Nguyen Phuong Thao, Pham Thao Ngoc, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen). For men, the team kata final of the team championship system was also an internal match between two teams of Vietnamese karate and the team of Le Hong Phuc, Giang Viet Anh, Pham Minh Quan, and Pham Minh Duc won the gold medal.

In the end, behind Vietnamese karate was the Thai team with 13 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 31 bronze medals. The Indonesian team ranked 3rd with 10 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals.

MINH CHIEN