Ha Thi Linh won overwhelmingly in the opening match of the Paris Olympics.

NDO - On the evening of July 27 (Vietnam time), boxer Ha Thi Linh won 5-0 against Feofaaki Epenisa (Tonga) in the round of 16 of the women's 60kg boxing category at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Ha Thi Linh (blue shirt) won convincingly against the Tongan boxer. (Photo: Olympic Paris)

Ha Thi Linh's opponent in the qualifying round was boxer Feofaaki Epenisa (Tonga), ranked 262nd in the world in the 57kg weight class. At this year's Olympics, Esenisa was promoted to the 60kg weight class. Throughout the matches, the Vietnamese boxer showed her superiority, dominating her opponent. In the end, Ha Thi Linh won 5-0 against Feofaaki Epenisa with scores of 30/26, 30/26, 30/27, 30/27 and 30/25, thereby entering the round of 16. Evaluating Ha Thi Linh's debut match at the world's largest sports event, Head of High Performance Sports Department 1 - Department of Sports and Physical Training Hoang Quoc Vinh said that Ha Thi Linh brought into play her strengths well in today's match. She was calm, used the right tactics, kept a good distance, divided the punches very reasonably, and especially had a combination of 2 or 3 consecutive punches. In the first half of the first round, she also probed her opponent, and after figuring out her opponent's moves, Linh took the initiative to attack and defend reasonably, so she won overwhelmingly. In the second round, Linh maintained the pace and attacked effectively, so she continued to win against her opponent. In the third round, Feofaaki Epenisa was a bit hasty to get the score back, but Ha Thi Linh controlled the distance to close in, so Feofaaki Epenisa's attacks did not score any points. In the round of 16 of the women's 60kg weight class, Ha Thi Linh will face a big challenge when she faces seeded boxer Yang Wenlu (China, ranked 4th in the world). This 33-year-old athlete defeated Ha Thi Linh in the round of 16 at the 2023 ASIAD and then won the Gold Medal. In 2023, Yang Wenlu also won a Bronze Medal at the World Women's Boxing Championship. Mr. Hoang Quoc Vinh said that the fundamental issue of the upcoming match is that Ha Thi Linh must demonstrate her courage, calmness and promote her strength and technique as in today's match. The match between Ha Thi Linh and Yang Wenlu will take place at 4:00 p.m. on July 29.

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