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Vietnamese Taekwondo fighter beats defending champion at world championships

Vietnamese fighter Truong Thi Kim Tuyen made a splash at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Azerbaijan after defeating the defending champion - Daniela Paola Souza of Mexico 2-0 in the women’s 49kg event during the 1/8 finals on May 31.
Vietnamese Taekwondo fighter beats defending champion at world championships ảnh 1Vietnamese fighter Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese fighter Truong Thi Kim Tuyen made a splash at the 2023 WorldTaekwondo Championships in Azerbaijan after defeating the defending champion - Daniela PaolaSouza of Mexico 2-0 in the women’s 49kg event during the 1/8 finals on May 31.

Tuyen, the hopeof Vietnamese Taekwondo, hada successful competition day by defeating two other rivals - Nadia Omarof Somali và Tien Yu Jhuan of Chinese Taipei.

The 26-year-old fighter is the silver medalist at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. She once bagged the gold medal at the Asian TaekwondoChampionships 2021 and won a ticket to Olympic Tokyo 2020.

Along with Tuyen, Vietnam also sends Bac Thi Thiem, NguyenAnh Ngan, Pham Minh Bao Kha and Tran Thi Anh Tuyet to the event. However, Tuyet failed to go through the 1/16 round. The tournament is a great chance for Vietnamesefighters to score more points and earn a berth at the Olympic 2024.

The 2023 WorldTaekwondo Championships is taking place in Baku of Azerbaijan from May 29 toJune 4 with 14 sets of medals for 14 weight categories./.
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