In the weight of 60kg, Ha Thi Linh fought Camila Paola Pineiro Muino (Uruguay) in the second match. The opponent of the representative of Vietnam is a young athlete, attending the American boxing championship, as well as the 1st Olympic qualifying round. However, she was not as appreciated as Ha Thi Linh.
The youth of Camila Paola Pineiro Muino helped her have a relatively balanced match in the first half. Even so, Ha Thi Linh is still a better competition. The match closed with a score of 3-2 in favor of Vietnamese boxers. In fact, the advantage of winning is still intact for Camila after the first half.
But in the second half, Ha Thi Linh played better. She kept a relatively good distance. Vietnamese boxers were given 4-1 in this half. Among them, 3 assessments of Ha Thi Linh won the first half continued to mark the second half, through which the representative of Vietnam almost grabbed the final victory.
In the last half, Camila Paola Pineiro Muino tried to attack more to shorten the gap. However, she could not play really effective, when Vietnamese boxers actively move and counterattack. Ha Thi Linh complies with the coaching staff's tactics, thereby preserving the match score.
The final victory after 3 rounds in favor of Ha Thi Linh with a score of 4-1 (29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 27-30). The representative of Vietnam reached the next round, and she will play for the next 2 days. Ha Thi Linh's journey was still long, when she had to win 4 matches to have an official ticket to Paris.