Nguyên places second at Asian taekwondo champs

Nguyên places second at Asian taekwondo champs

Hà Thị Nguyên takes silver at the Asian Taekwondo Championship in the Philippines. File Photo

Hà Thị Nguyên won Việt Nam a silver medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championship, which ended in the Philippines on Wednesday.

Nguyên lost  五- 一0 to Chuang Chia Chia of Chinese Taipei in the final of the women’s U 六 七kg category.

Earlier her tea妹妹ate Trương Thị Kim Tuyền pocketed a bronze medal in the women’s  四 九kg class.

She was defeated  四- 七 by Thai Panipak Wongpattakit in the semi-final match. Wongpattakit went on to win the gold medal.

In the previous competition two years ago, Việt Nam took two silver and one bronze. – VNS