Vietnamese kickboxers strike Asian golds

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnam brought home three gold medals at the 2012 Asian Kickboxing Championships, which officially concluded after a week of competition in Pune, India on December 31.
Vietnamese kickboxers strike Asian golds

The gold medalists included Bui Yen Li, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung in the women’s under-45kg, under-51kg and under-54kg weight categories, respectively.

Vietnam also captured an additional two silver and three bronze medals in other weight classes for men ranging from under-54kg to 71kg, finishing seventh overall in the competition.

The 2012 championships, which took place in India from December 25-31, attracted hundreds of kickboxers from China, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, Iraq, Jordan, Vietnam and hosts, India.