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 Athlete Truong Thi Kim Tuyen

This is the first silver medal of Vietnam at the World Taekwondo Championships. Earlier, the highest result of the Vietnamese team at the tournament of this kind was bronze medal.

Tuyen defeated her rival, Napaporn Charanawat from Thailand, 9-8 in the semifinal round, but unfortunately in the final round, Tuyen lost Sim Jea-Young from RoK, with the score 9-18.

The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships will last until June 30.

Translated by Hong Thanh