Asian taekwondo fighters to battle it out in Da Nang

By VNA   March 2, 2024 | 05:00 pm PT
Asian taekwondo fighters to battle it out in Da Nang
Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (L) competes in a taekwondo event at SEA Games 31 in Hanoi in 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Bui Luong
Vietnam will host the Asian Taekwondo Championships for the fourth time in May in the central city of Da Nang.

Athletes will compete in poomsae (performance) from May 14-15 and kyorugi (combat) from May 16-18 at Tien Son Sports Complex.

It will be followed by Asian Para-Taekwondo Championships on May 19 and the 6th Asian Taekwondo Open Championships from May 20-24 at the same venue.

Vietnam hosted the championships in 1998, 2012 and 2018. In the last edition, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen won Vietnam's only gold in the women's 46kg category.

Before the Asian competition, players will take part in the Paris Olympics' Asian qualification in Tai'an, China, from March 15-17.

 
 
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