At dawn on July 26 in Vietnam time, the draw of Boxing at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 was officially held. The branch of the two representatives of Vietnam, Vo Thi Kim Anh and Ha Thi Linh, was also determined. Because the seed is not arranged, both will have to play from the first round of the tournament.
In the weight of 54kg, Vo Thi Kim Anh fell into a very difficult branch. Her opponent in the opening match was Preeti Pawar, Indian boxer. Preeti Pawar is 21 years old, but has owned an impressive achievement table: the defending champion of Asia U22, ASIAD 19 bronze medal, reaching the 1/8 round of the 2023 World Championship.
One of the strengths of Preeti Pawar is the way to fight left. At the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023, Preeti Pawar was only 20 years old, causing many difficulties for veteran Thai boxers Jutamas Jitpong. She only received a 3-4 defeat against Jitpong, who also attended the Olympics this time.
In the case of overcoming Preeti, Kim Anh will encounter Yeni Arias. The Colombian boxer is currently the defending champion American champion, the world runner -up and she is ranked No. 2 in this tournament. The remaining obstacles prevented Kim Anh from falling into a medal group who won the match between Im Ae Ji (Korea) and Tatiana Chagas (Brazil).
Im ae Ji was born in 1999, but had a second time to attend the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Tatiana Chagas is the reigning runner -up America, ranked No. 7 in the tournament. The above facts show that Kim Anh has fallen into a very unfavorable branch for the goal of advancing at this year's Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, in the weight of 60kg women, Ha Thi Linh had a “lightweight” start. Her first opponent was Feofaaki Epenisa, a fighter of Tonga Island in Oceania. In the case of overcoming this opponent, the real challenge will come to Linh, when she meets Chinese boxers Yang Wen Lu.
At ASIAD 19, Yang Wen Lu was the one who won Ha Thi Linh in the round of 1/8 round. Chinese boxers then went to the championship at home. In this Olympic Games, Yang Wen Lu is ranked No. 1. Yang shows that she is still playing very durable and effective at the age of 33.
According to the schedule of the organizers, both Vietnamese boxers will play their first match on July 27. Kim Anh fought in the afternoon (evening in Vietnam), and Ha Thi Linh fought in the evening (dawn on July 28 Vietnam time).