Fighter Bui Yen Ly (right) (Source: vnexpress) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese martial artist Bui Yen Ly beat Ekaterina Gurina of Russia 30-27 to take agold medal in the women’s 51kg category at the 2019 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand on July 28.
This was a breakthrough performanceof Ly as she also secured a silver medal at the 2018 World Muay ThaiChampionships in Mexico.
Earlier, Vietnamesefighter Huynh Ha Huu Hieu brought home a gold medal from the championships.
Hieu beatRudzma Abubakar of the Philippines in the final of the women’s 45kg category totake the title.
This wasHieu’s first world title and the first gold medal for Vietnam's delegation atthe world championships this year.
Vietnamhas also won four bronze medals at the tournament. They were wonby Khuat Van Khai in the men’s 48kg, Nguyen Quang Huy in the men’s 54kg,Trieu Thi Phuong Thuy in the women’s 51kg and Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat in the men’s60kg.
Vietnamsent 17 martial artists from Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Binh Duong and HCM City to theevent, which attracted more than 1,000 competitors in 15 weight classes.
The 2019Muay Thai World Championships, which is also the second qualifying event forthe 2021 World Games in the US, will wrap up on July 29.-VNA
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