Boxer Ha Thi Linh excellently won the 11th ticket to the Olympics for Vietnam.

In the 2024 Olympic qualifying round held in Thailand, Ha Thi Linh fought tenaciously and reached the semi-finals of the women's 60 kg category. In the championship match, boxer Ha Thi Linh lost to boxer Agnes Alexiusson (Sweden).

Ha Thi Linh determined to win medals at the Olympics

Ha Thi Linh burst into tears when she won!

Vietnam wins big at Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian youth judo championships

Vietnamese Judo won big at the Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian youth judo championships held from May 30 to June 2 in Bali, Indonesia.

The tournament is attended by 8 countries: Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam and host Indonesia.

At the end of the tournament, Vietnam ranked first overall with 20 gold medals, including 8 gold medals in the youth tournament; 2 gold medals in the kata team and 10 gold medals at the championship. In addition to the valuable gold medals, we also won 15 silver medals and 28 bronze medals. The second place was the host team of Indonesia.

According to the President of the Vietnam Judo Federation, Nguyen Manh Hung, overall, athletes from countries in the region have made a lot of progress, and they have also prepared very carefully for this tournament. Some countries have naturalized athletes.

"However, the most important thing is the efforts of the Vietnamese athletes, who competed with a strong will and determination, creating tenacious victories. We hope that Vietnamese Judo will achieve even more achievements," Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized.

Linh’s last chance was the bronze medal match because according to the rules, the athlete who won a medal in the qualifying round would get a ticket to the Olympics. Responding to the anticipation and excitement of the home audience, the “mother of two” burst into joy when she defeated the Finnish boxer 4-1 in the play-off match that just ended.

In this match, Ha Thi Linh entered the game very well, using excellent 1-2 combos, attacking quickly and defending firmly.

After 2 rounds, Linh still had the upper hand. In the decisive round, the female Tay ethnic boxer from the mountainous region of Lao Cai (playing for Hanoi ) fought firmly, making all efforts of her younger and stronger opponent hopeless. Ha Thi Linh won! The Vietnam Boxing Federation awarded Ha Thi Linh 50 million VND and 700 USD as a separate bonus.

She is the second Vietnamese boxer after Vo Thi Kim Anh to have a ticket to the Paris Olympics, and is also the 11th Vietnamese athlete to participate in the Olympics.

The previous 10 places include: Nguyen Thi That (biking); Vo Thi Kim Anh (boxing); Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming); Trinh Van Vinh (weightlifting); Trinh Thi Vinh, Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting); Nguyen Thuy Linh, Le Duc Phat (badminton); Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing), Pham Thi Hue (rowing).

On the evening of June 2, former boxer Huynh Viet Khanh proudly said: "I am very touched and proud of what Ha Thi Linh did in this match. Although there were difficult times, with the spirit of fighting for the flag and the national colors, she overcame them to win the final victory."

Meanwhile, President of the Vietnam Boxing Federation Luu Tu Bao choked up as he shared with Thanh Nien : "I can't say anything at this time because I'm so happy with what you guys have done for boxing in particular and Vietnamese sports in general. Now our goal is to aim for a medal at the Olympics."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vo-si-quyen-anh-ha-thi-linh-xuat-sac-gianh-ve-thu-11-du-olympic-cho-viet-nam-185240602202504794.htm