Local martial artist claims gold at World Senior Kurash Championship 2022
VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc successfully won a gold medal in the women’s 57kg category at the World Senior Kurash Championship 2022 which recently concluded in Pune, India.
The final round of the tournament saw the Vietnamese athlete defeat Lee Ye-joo of the Republic of Korea to take top position.
Elsewhere, her teammate Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nhung bagged a bronze medal in the women’s 63kg category.
The 13th World Senior Kurash Championship was jointly organised by the International Kurash Association and the Indian Olympic Association which was held from November 23 to November 29 at Balewadi Sports Complex Pune in India.
The tournament witnessed the participation of over 300 contestants from 60 countries and territories worldwide. In total, Vietnam sent six martial artists to compete at the international sporting event.