Vietnam wins three golds at world taekwondo championship

Vietnamese athletes won three golds at the ninth WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, which ended on November 2.
Vietnamese athletes won three golds at the ninth WTF World TaekwondoPoomsae Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, which ended on November2.

The medals were bagged at the U-30 women's teamperformance, the women's individual freestyle in the over-17 categoryand the over-17 freestyle pair event

The Vietnamesealso walked away with two silvers and four bronzes during the four-daycompetition, ranking fourth among the participating 46 countries.


The 29-member team competed in 24 out of 36 disciplines with the initial aim of winning at least two gold medals.

This year's event has attracted a total of 461 poomsae athletes.


In 2013, Vietnam ranked second in the eighth edition of the same eventheld in Bali, Indonesia, with three gold, three silver and five bronzemedals.-VNA

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