Karate athletes head to China for 23rd Asian Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships
VOV.VN - A team of 11 Vietnamese karate athletes departed for Guangdong, China, on September 2 to compete in the 23rd Asian Cadet, Junior & U21 Karate Championships, scheduled from September 5 to 7.
The athletes will vie in both kata (performance) and kumite (combat) divisions across youth, junior, and U21 categories. Among the squad is standout martial artist Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly, who previously clinched gold medals at the 2022 World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships and the 2025 Southeast Asian Karate Championship.
The tournament brings together 516 competitors from 30 countries and territories across Asia. Vietnam aims to secure medals at this edition.
Earlier, Huynh Kim Tien, Tran Thi Cam Tu, and Nguyen Thuy Linh competed in the 2025 Asian Karate Youth Championship in China from August 11 to 17.
At the tournament organized by the Asian Karate Federation, Cam Tu earned a gold medal, while Kim Tien and Thuy Linh captured two silver medals. Cam Tu and Kim Tien will continue to represent Vietnam in the upcoming Asian Karate Championships starting September 5 in China.
Karate team dominates with 14 more golds in Southeast Asian event
VOV.VN - Vietnamese athletes claimed 14 additional gold medals on June 18, consolidating their lead at the 12th Southeast Asian Karate Federation (SEAKF) Championships 2025 in Brunei, with a total of 25 golds so far.
