Like iThethao.vn Reported, Vietnamese boxers ended the journey at the Asian boxing U22. Must play in the New Year days, the members of the Vietnam boxing team won 4 medals at the tournament including 1 gold medal and 3 bronze medals, located in the group of teams with good achievements in the tournament.
According to the ranking of the Organizing Committee, the Asian Boxing Federation (ASBC), the Vietnamese team ranked 7 in the tournament, equal to Nepal. The teams with higher rankings than Vietnam are Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Mongolia, Philippines and China. These are all of the Asian boxing powers.
At the Asian boxing U22 tournament, Uzbekistan dominated the items of competition when winning 14 gold medals, 4 gold medals and 3 bronze medals out of 24 sets of medals. Kazakhstan is behind with 5 gold medals, Thailand has 3 gold medals, Mongolia and the Philippines have 1 gold medal. China reached 4 finals but all lost.
Inherently strong in women's boxing, Vietnam is one of the rare countries that only bring the female team members to the Asian boxing U22. Singapore also performed the same tactic and had 1 bronze medal in this tournament. Meanwhile, the Philippines, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Myanmar are countries that only send the men's team to play.
After the success of the Asian boxing U22, ASBC will continue to organize many major tournaments in 2023. Thailand expanded, Asiad as well as the Asian Championship will be a good playground for Vietnamese boxers to have more opportunities to compete in the near future.