Entering the opening match of the second round of the 60kg Olympic Games, Ha Thi Linh encountered a rather strong opponent. It was Ana Starovoitova, Lithuanian boxer (Lithuania). Martial artists from Europe are highly appreciated in terms of experience. She also has good performance in recent competition.
Ana Starovoitova of the same age as Ha Thi Linh, 2 times won the bronze medal of the European Boxing Prize. However, this boxer did not perform well against the representative of Vietnam in the opening match of the 2nd Olympic qualifying round. That was shown not long after the match began.
Right from the beginning of the match, Ha Thi Linh chose to actively attack. Vietnamese boxers have many effective situations, while Ana Starovoitova cannot be close. Even when she owns a handicap, she still cannot attack Vietnam's representative.
In the context of not being able to hold the distance to the blow with Ha Thi Linh, Ana Starovoitova turned to the strategy of approaching. She used quite a lot of hugging situations, thereby trying not to let Vietnamese boxers blow out. However, this method is not effective, especially after every time she was reminded by the referee.
At the end of 3 rounds, Ha Thi Linh won 4-1 (30-27, 30-27, 28-29, 30-27, 30-27). She will have 2 days off before entering the next match. The opponent of Ha Thi Linh in the second match is Camila Pineiro, boxer Uruguay. In qualifying 1, Camila Pineiro used to reach the 1/8 round.