Vietnam kickboxing team wins 5 gold medals at World Cup

Vietnam kickboxing team has important medals at the 2025 World Cup in Thailand. Photo: Organizing Committee

The 2025 Kickboxing World Cup will take place from April 7 to 11 in Thailand. The Vietnamese kickboxing team will participate with 13 fighters.

At the end of the final day of competition this afternoon (April 11), the Vietnamese kickboxing team excellently won 5 gold medals including: Hoang Thi Thuy Giang (50kg lightcontact women, 50kg kicklight women) and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Han (56kg fullcontact women); Phung Hong Tham (65kg lightcontact women), Hoang Trong Vy (45kg lowkick men).

In addition to the above achievements, the Vietnamese kickboxing team won 8 silver medals in the 50kg women's pointfighting group (Hoang Thi Thuy Giang), 48kg women's lowkick (Bui Thi Yen Nhi), 54kg men's K1 (Nguyen Tuan Kiet), 51kg men's lowkick (Nguyen Dinh Minh Khue), 63kg men's kicklight (Nguyen Minh Hieu), 79kg men's kicklight (Nguyen Ngoc Quyen); 65kg women's kicklight (Phung Thi Hong Tham), and over 70kg women's (Le Thi Yen Nhi). This is the first time the tournament has been held, attracting 630 athletes from 30 countries and territories around the world.

Boxer Hoang Thi Thuy Giang won 2 gold medals at the tournament. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the end, the Vietnamese kickboxing team won 5 gold medals, 8 silver medals, 6 bronze medals, ranking 7th in the tournament. This year's champion was host Thailand with 36 gold medals, 52 silver medals and 73 bronze medals. The Uzbekistan team had 32 gold medals, 24 silver medals, 18 bronze medals, ranking second, while the Bulgaria team ranked third with 15 gold medals, 7 silver medals, 2 bronze medals.

President of the Vietnam Kickboxing Federation - Dr. Vu Duc Thinh said that the Vietnamese boxers competing in the tournament all had good results, showing remarkable progress and careful preparation for the tournament. This tournament is also to review, prepare forces and scout opponents for Vietnamese Kickboxing at the 33rd SEA Games, held in Thailand later this year.

“This tournament is not only an opportunity for our boxers to learn and compete against the world’s big opponents, but also an opportunity for us to observe our opponents at the upcoming SEA Games. Through the tournament, we have also had an assessment of the main opponents of Vietnamese Kickboxing at the 33rd SEA Games such as the Philippines or Thailand,” said Mr. Vu Duc Thinh.

Notably, at this tournament, the President of the Asian Kickboxing Federation - Mr. Nasser Nassiri awarded boxer Luong Van Den the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Kickboxing Championship, held in Cambodia. The reason Luong Van Den was promoted from silver medal to gold medal was because the Uzbek gold medalist was found positive for doping. This is also great news for Vietnamese kickboxing.

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