December 04, 2017 | 21:24 (GMT+7)
Tuyen wins bronze at Grand Prix Taekwondo tourney
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final’s Ivory Coast leg on December 2.
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (right) during a competition at the World Taekwondo Championships in June
The Vietnamese defeated Rukiye Yildirim from Turkey 27-17 in the women’s 49kg category third-place play-off to take the podium.
Earlier, she overcame Tijana Bogdanovic 25-12 and Vanja Stankovic 11-8, both of Serbia, in the qualifiers. Tuyen lost 15-17 to Kim So Hui from the Republic of Korea, in the semi-final.
Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand took the gold after beating Hui in the final.
It is Tuyen’s second medal at this year’s Grand Prix, after she won a silver medal at the Morocco leg in September.
Source: VNA