Son La girl wins gold medal at Asian Taekwondo Championships

Athlete Bac Thi Khiem from Son La province on May 18 excellently won a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in the central city of Da Nang.

 Bac Thi Khiem from Son La province won a gold medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championships.

The 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championship was organised on May 16-18 by the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang city.

The tournament attracted more than 1,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from 45 countries, including many with strong Taekwondo movements such as the Republic of Korea, China, Iran, Uzbekistan and Qatar. The athletes competed in both poomsae (performance) and kyorugi (combat) disciplines across various weight categories for men and women.

 Bac Thi Khiem receives the Cup for best female athlete.
Athlete Bac Thi Khiem at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships.

In the final match of the women's 67kg kyorugi event, athlete Bac Thi Khiem defeated rival Song Jie from China to win the gold medal. This is the first gold medal of this Thai ethnic athlete at the regional tournament. With such a high achievement, Khiem was also awarded the Cup for best female athlete.

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