Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese athletes have won several gold medals at international martial arts tournaments recently.
Karate athleteNguyen Thi Dieu Ly brought home a gold medal at the 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Championship, which concluded on October 30 in Konya, Turkey.
Ly defeated Nejma Imitik of Morocco in the final of the juniorfemale kumite 53kg class on October 29. Previously, she beat opponentsfrom El Salvador, Germany, Slovakia and Algeria to reach the final.
It is the first gold for Vietnam at this tournament. The country also secured a silver medal thanks to Nguyen Phuong Thaoin the junior female kumite - 48kgcategory. She lost 8-0 to Aly Ganna of Egypt.
Nearly 1,900 athletes from105 countries and territories took part in the event.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese athletes pocketed a gold, a silver and a bronze at the 27th Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, which isongoing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Cai Hong Phuc and Nguyen Thi Kim Oanhclinched a gold medal in the event’s mixed doubles while Tran Viet Hoan andNguyen Thi Thanh Uyen won a silver. Phuc also won a bronzemedal in the men’s 42kg event on October 29.
The tournament gathers more than 1,500athletes from 65 countries./.