Vietnamese Do Hong Ngoc is on the top podium after her win in the ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships’ women’s 60kg class in Thailand (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) — Young boxers from Vietnam won a gold, three silver, and twobronze medals at the ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships which concluded inSaraburi, Thailand, on March 6.
Theonly gold went to Do Hong Ngoc in the women’s 60kg category. The18-year-old Ngoc defeated her teammate Nguyen Thi Loan in the finalmatch after earlier becoming the first ever boxer in the regionaltournament to beat a rival of the host nation.
Ngoc,who is Vietnam’s national bronze medallist, defeated PeedakamonTintabthai in the semi-finals. Later, in the same round, Loan proved hercredentials to beat Thai Chalisa Mora in the second bout of the day.
In the women’s 75kg class, Hoang Ngoc Loan lost to Thanchanok Saksri of the host.
PhamThi Mai defeated Thailand’s strong favourite Porntip Buapa in thesemi-final of the women’s 57kg pool but failed to repeat the feat in thefinal, losing to Bunyanut Machai, another Thai.
Vietnam's national bronze medal winner Vo Xuan Hai and Tran Thi Giangfinished third in their men’s 52kg and women’s 75kg categories,respectively.
Womenboxers can take part in the ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships in fourweight classes: 51kg, 57kg, 60kg and 75kg. The men have six weightclasses: 49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg and 69kg.
TheVietnamese delegation ranked second in the medal tally. Thailand provedtheir power in the sport, dominating with nine gold medals.-VNA
