Besides a number of national teams such as gymnastics, Taekwondo, as well as many other subjects, Vietnamese women's boxing also has athletes who do not rest during the Lunar New Year. One of them is Vo Thi Kim Anh, who has just officially won tickets to the Paris Olympic Games.
“In recent years, Kim Anh and the team coaching staff have continuously practiced. The last training session of Kim Anh in the old year took place on the 30th of the New Year. I only had 1 day off, then continued to return to the training on the 2nd day of the New Year,” said coach Nguyen Nhu Cuong, the head coach of the Vietnam Women's Boxing team.
When practicing through the Lunar New Year, Kim Anh always had associates. It was coach Tawan Mungphingklang, former coach of the Thai boxing team, currently an expert of the Hanoi Women's Boxing team. Many other athletes such as Nguyen Thi Tam also helped Kim Anh to practice with high intensity.
Kim Anh's training is paid off. An Giang boxer showed very high performance in this Olympic qualifying round, although she did not have too many international opportunities before. 3 consecutive matches of Kim Anh also have a big difference in the score, showing that she won very convincingly.
In the history of Boxing Vietnam, Kim Anh is the fifth athlete to win tickets to attend the Olympics. Kim Anh's ticket also helped Boxing Vietnam for the first time to participate in 2 consecutive Olympic Games. Previously, the two Olympic Games that Boxing Vietnam had represented by 33 years apart (1988-2021).