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Vietnam pockets four golds, one silver on Taekwondo’s first day

The Vietnam team opened the first day of competitions in Taekwondo on May 16 with impressive results. After competing in 5 different events, the Vietnam team brought home a total of 4 golds on the first day. First gold was won in the Freestyle Poomsae event, mixed team category, followed by men’s team Standard Poomsae event. The third gold was won in the Standard Poomsae event, women’s team category, while the fourth gold was bagged by athlete Pham Quoc Viet in Standard Poomsae men’s individual category. Athlete Kim Uyen also brought home a silver medal in Standard Poomsae women’s individual category. VNA Photo

  • Athletes Nguyen Thi Kim Ha, Ngo Thi Thuy Dung and Nguyen Thi Hong Trang won against Thai, Malaysian and Lao opponents to grab the gold medal in Taekwondo’s standard poomsae event, women’s team category. VNA Photo 

  • The training board and athletes of the Vietnam Taekwondo team on the first day of competitions. VNA Photo

  • Vietnamese athletes won gold in the Freestyle Poomsae event, mixed team category, while the Philippines won silver and Laos won bronze. VNA Photo

  • In the women's individual Standard Poomsae event: athlete Jocel Lyn Ninobla (Philippines) won gold (3rd R); athlete Le Tran Kim Uyen of Vietnam won silver (3rd L), athletes from Thailand and Indonesia won bronze medals. VNA Photo

  • A ceremony to salute the Vietnamese flag and national anthem for Vietnamese athletes. VNA Photo

  • Athlete Pham Quoc Viet (2nd L) won the gold medal in the men's individual Standard Poomsae event, Malaysian athlete won silver; athletes from Indonesia and Thailand won bronze medals. VNA Photo

  • Three Vietnamese athletes, Tran Ho Duy, Nguyen Dinh Khoi, and Nguyen Thien Phung, won the gold medal in the Standard Poomsae men's team category. VNA Photo