Once the group of sports that brought Vietnam its first Olympic medal when Tran Hieu Ngan won a silver medal in the women's 57 kg category in taekwondo at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, martial arts have gradually lost their position.
Ha Thi Linh (left) tried very hard but could not "repay the debt" against her opponent.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, no Vietnamese taekwondo representative has won a place to participate. The three representatives of the martial arts group going to France are Hoang Thi Tinh (judo), Vo Thi Kim Anh, and Ha Thi Linh (boxing). Based on the strength of the Vietnamese martial artists compared to their opponents, experts have quickly assessed that it is difficult to create a surprise. Hoang Thi Tinh faced African champion Oumaima Bedioui (Tunisia), stopping in the first round of the 48 kg weight class in judo.
The Olympic arena left many experiences for Ha Thi Linh
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Ha Thi Linh (blue shirt) leaves the Paris Olympics after two memorable matches.
In boxing, Vo Thi Kim Anh faced the reigning third-placed ASIAD champion Preeti Pawar (India) and could not cause any surprises. 31-year-old boxer Ha Thi Linh, with her high determination and favorable draw, created a historic milestone for Vietnamese boxing with her first win at the Olympic arena when she defeated Feofaaki Epenisa (Tonga) in the first match of the women's 60 kg weight class. However, in the quarter-final match yesterday, the female boxer from Lao Cai could not create any surprises when facing the number 1 seed Yang Wenlu (China). Linh competed with a brave spirit but her opponent showed a higher level.
Being scored higher by one of the five judges than the Chinese boxer in the third round was a very commendable effort by Ha Thi Linh. She also left her mark with a number of accurate punches and avoided a defeat by knockout. The journey to conquer the Olympic ticket of Ha Thi Linh, Vo Thi Kim Anh, Hoang Thi Tinh and what they showed in Paris shows the burning desire of the martial artists to contribute and is the motivation for Vietnamese martial arts to make positive changes and invest heavily for the next Olympics.
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