On May 9, Ha Thi Linh is one of the three Vietnamese boxers competing in the semi -finals of men and women. She competed in the weight of 63kg, met the opponent Myanmar, Kay Thwe Nyein. With superior experience and level, Ha Thi Linh defeated the opponent convincingly after 3 rounds to win by the point.
The victory over Kay Thwe Nyein helped Ha Thi Linh enter the final match, where she encountered a very strong Filipino opponent Riza Legaspi Pasuit to compete in HCV. Immediately after the match of Ha Thi Linh, Pasuit surpassed Singapore boxer Nur Sabrina Binte Mohd Faizal with a close score, in the scene of the lead.
The interesting thing about Ha Thi Linh is that her SEA Games has been 2 years apart for 10 years. At the 27th SEA Games, taking place in 2013, Ha Thi Linh was only 20 years old. She defeated the host country Myanmar in the final, Kyu Kyu Hlaing to win the gold medal. In the SEA Games 28, 29, 30, 31, Ha Thi Linh did not play because there was no weight class.
At the present time, Ha Thi Linh is married and is a mother of two children. To be able to continue maintaining training and competitions as at the moment, she received a lot of support from her family. During the last 2022 national sports festival, she won a convincing gold medal to go to the national team, and at the same time had the SEA Games 32.
Also on May 9, Boxing Vietnam also had another representative in the final of Bui Phuoc Tung. Military boxers competed in a weight of 71kg in this tournament, and he defeated opponent Timor Leste to enter the final. The remaining Vietnamese representative, boxer Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoai lost to Thai opponent in a weight of 75kg.