Female martial artist rakes in triple golds at Asian Karate Championships
Hoang Thi My Tam has claimed three gold medals for Vietnam at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships, in the Kumite events of the senior, U21, and team divisions.
Hoang Thi My Tam poses with her gold medal in the Asian Karate Championships 2021. (Photo courtesy of Hoang Thi My Tam)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hoang Thi My Tam has claimed three gold medals forVietnam at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships, in the Kumite events of thesenior, U21, and team divisions.
OnDecember 20, My Tam clinched her inaugural gold medal in the tournamentfollowing her 55kg (U21 division) victory over Thailand’s Namkhao Penpisut.
She was later crowned the 55kg champion (senior division), thus becoming thefirst female Vietnamese fighter to claim gold in the same weight category ofboth the senior and U21 divisions at the Asian Karate Championships
My Tam also teamed up with Nguyen Thi Ngoan and Ho Thi Thu Hien to beat theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) opponents 2-1 on December 22 to rack up thewomen’s team Kumite title.
Afterfive days of competition, Vietnam settled for sixth place overall among the23 participating delegations with three gold medals and one bronze.
Vietnam’ssole bronze was secured by Ho Thi Thu Hien in the women’s Kumite 68kg event.
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Hoang Thi My Tam poses with her gold medal in the Asian Karate Championships 2021. (Photo courtesy of Hoang Thi My Tam) 
