Vietnam wins 3 golds, finishes third overall at Asian Karate Championships
Vietnam won three gold medals and finished third overall at the 2025 AKF Senior Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from Friday to Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, Hoang Thi My Tam, 22, took gold in the women's 55kg individual kumite event after defeating Iran's Saadati Fateme 5-0 in the final.
Tam had earlier won bouts against opponents from Nepal, Japan, and China.
Vietnam’s Hoang Thi My Tam (L, 3rd) stands on the podium after winning gold in the women’s 55kg kumite at the 2025 AKF Senior Karate Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May 25, 2025. Photo: Asian Karate Federation
Vietnam also secured gold in the women's team kata event.
Athletes Bui Ngoc Nhi, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen, Nguyen Ngoc Tram, and Nguyen Thi Phuong scored 42.10 points to beat China's 41.70 in the final.
It was the country's first team kata gold in a decade.
Vietnam’s women’s team performs the routine that won them gold in team kata at the 2025 AKF Senior Karate Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Photo: Asian Karate Federation
Former national team member Do Thi Thu Ha, who won gold in 2015, coached the team to victory after becoming head coach in 2024.
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The team added a bronze in individual kata through Nguyen Ngoc Tram and later claimed a third gold in the women's team kumite event with a 2-0 win over Kazakhstan.
Vietnam ended the tournament with three golds and one bronze, ranking third overall behind Kazakhstan and Japan.
Vietnam's Hoang Thi My Tam (L) competes against an Iranian opponent in the women’s 55kg kumite final at the 2025 AKF Senior Karate Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Photo: Asian Karate Federation
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