Women triumph at 2023 King's Cup Sepak Takraw World Championship

Vietnam successfully defended its gold medal in the women's quad (team of four) event after beating powerful Indonesia 2-0 in the final match of the 2023 King's Cup Sepak Takraw World Championship on July 15 in Korat, Thailand.
The Vietnamese women's team triumph at the 2023 King’s Cup Sepak Takraw World Championship. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnamese women's team triumph at the 2023 King’s Cup Sepak Takraw World Championship. (Photo: VNA)

They won Japan 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals, and then defeated Laos 2-0 for a berth in the final.

Indonesia quickly lost steam and conceded a 0-2 defeat.

Last year, Vietnam won the title after 16 years, defeating hosts Thailand in the final match.

Prior to the gold, the Vietnamese athletes also won a silver in the men's hoop and a bronze in the women's hoop (kicking takraw balls into a hoop hung in the air), a bronze in the women's regu (team of three), a bronze in the men's quad, and a silver in the women's team regu events.

The 36th world championship was organised from July 9-16, bringing 36 teams from around the world. Vietnam sent a team of 33 athletes to compete in all eight categories for both men and women.

VNA