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Karate artist wins second gold medal for Viet Nam
12:26', 13/12/ 2006 (GMT+7)

Karate artist Vu Thi Nguyet Anh on Dec. 12 defeated Malaysian Anthony Vasantha in the women's Kumite 48kg event, winning the second gold for Viet Nam at the ongoing 15th Asian Games (ASIAD 15) in Doha, Qatar.

To reach the final match, Anh won 2-1 over Soriano of the Philippines in the quarter final, and beat Tiemsurakan of Thailand 4-0 in the semi final.

Earlier, Vietnamese Karate artists won a silver and two bronze medals.

Viet Nam is hopeful of more medals in Wushu and sepak takraw events.

Viet Nam has so far secured two golds, nine silvers and seven bronzes, ranking 18th at the 15th Asian Games.

The first gold medal was secured by the women's sepak takraw team on Dec. 6.

  • Source: VNA
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