Le Thi Bang of Vietnam is expected to get high result at the Asian Women’s Amateur Boxing Championship from November 2 to 8 in HCM City (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian Women’s Amateur Boxing Championship began in HoChi Minh City on November 2.
Duringthe week-long event, which is hosted for the first time by Vietnam, there willbe ten categories for athletes ranging from U48kg to over-81kg.
Vietnam will compete in all classes. The medal hopes are on Luu Thi Duyenin the 60kg and Le Thi Bang in the 54kg pools.
Both of them are two of the most experienced athletes in the national team.They also won medals at the Asian Games. Three years ago, they grabbed bronzemedals at the Asian Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.
“We hope the tournament will be a good chance for Vietnamese boxers to show offtheir abilities against strong rivals in Asia,” said Vu Duc Thinh, head ofthe Boxing Department.
The tournament is free for all supporters and is being held at the Nguyen DuGymnasium.
In the previous championship in 2015, Vietnam sealed a bronze by Ha ThiLinh in the 64kg discipline. The best results at the tournament were two silvermedals by Ngo Thi Phuong (48kg) and Nguyen Thi Vui (60kg) in the 2008 version. -VNA
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Le Thi Bang of Vietnam is expected to get high result at the Asian Women’s Amateur Boxing Championship from November 2 to 8 in HCM City (Photo: sggp.org.vn) 
