Vietnam win bronzes at Asian Champs

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese wrestlers took two bronze medals at the Asian Wrestling Championship in Thailand on May 4.

The medals went to Nguyen Thi Lua and Luong Thi Quyen in the women's
category of 48kg and 63 kg, respectively.

Elevan women wrestlers from Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Thailand , the
RoK, China , Japan , India and Vietnam to compete in the women's
48kg division.

Lua beat Thailand 's Surattikan Jarnpra in the qualifying round, but
she lost to Kzakhstan's Ishimova Zhidyz in the semi-final.

Lua faced Murmatova Mikhrniso in a repechage match and went on attack to
win 6-4. She earned a bronze medal.

The second bronze went to defending champion of Southeast Asian Games,
Quyen.

After overcoming Chinese Taipei's Hou Yi-fang 5-1 in the qualifying
round, Quyen met world champion Nishimaki Mio of Japan .

She wasn't anxious and scored four points in the first half. But this
didn't help her win the world champion and she went down 4-12.

Quyen, who won a gold medal in the Southeast Asian games beat India 's
Kundu Suman 4-1 in the repechage match to grab the bronze.

In the other match of the women's 51kg division, Vietnamese martial
artist Pham Thi Hue lost to Kim Hyung-joo of the RoK.-Enditem