Vietnamese athletes on top podium of the junior female kata event. (Source: baomoi.com) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam won one gold,four silver and five bronze medals at the Asian Karate Federation Cadet, Juniorand U21 Championship, which recently concluded in Japan.
The gold went to the junior female team,which beat India 5-0 in the kata (performance) event.
Also in the junior category, Nguyen ThiPhuong won a silver medal in the female kata individual class and Ho Thi Ha finishedthird in the female U59kg kumite (combat) pool.
In the U21 discipline, Tran Thi Khanh Vywon a silver medal in the female kata, while Khuat Huy Thang grabbed a bronze medalin the male kata. Nguyen Thi and Do Thanh Nhan came third in the female U61kgand male U84kg kumite classes, respectively.
The Vietnamese cadet athletes also securedmedals.
Pham Thi Hoa won a silver medal afterlosing 0-1 to Japanese Nakagawa Marin in the girls’ U54kg final.
Hoang Thi My Tam came second in the girlsover-54kg category after a 0-2 defeat to Khasaif Fatma of the United ArabEmirates.
The only kata bronze in this group went to NguyenNgoc Tram in the girls’ pool.
Vietnamranked eighth in the overall championship. Japan came first, followed byKazakhstan and Iran.-VNA
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