Playing at the weight of the 60kg weight class, Ha Thi Linh opened with the match against rival Feofaaki A Kakau Epenisa, Tonga boxer. Before a martial artist who was assessed under his body, Ha Thi Linh completely owned the match, and that was shown in all 3 rounds.
In the first half, when the opponent entered the game quite quickly, Ha Thi Linh calmly led the opponent at the request of the coaching staff. The representative of Vietnam then completely owned, by maintaining the distance, as well as the accurate attack on the abdomen and chest of the Tonga boxer.
The first half closed with 5/5 assessment of Dot Ha Thi Linh won. Entering the second half, Vietnamese boxers really “joined”. She constantly caused the opponent to suffer, while actively moving. In this match, Ha Thi Linh won again, and was given a large number of 10-8 (big gap).
In the last half, Ha Thi Linh entered the first half with heavy attacks. In the second half of the match, Linh's opponent had a number of attacking situations but almost could not touch Vietnamese boxers. The match closed with a 5-0 victory belonged to Ha Thi Linh.
Overcoming the first round, Ha Thi Linh will encounter a very strong opponent in the next round. It was Yang Wen Lu, Chinese boxer. Yang was ranked No. 1 in this year's Olympic Games, and she won Ha Thi Linh on the journey to win the ASIAD 19 gold medal.