As one of the emerging faces of Boxing Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (Thai Binh) has just successfully defended the title of national championship. After the gold medal of the National Sports Festival 2022, Anh Thu continued to play well at the Boxing Championship of the Nation's strong teams 2023, when competing in the weight of 45kg.
On the journey to enter the final match of the tournament, Anh Thu defeated Nguyen Thi Hong Trinh (Quang Ngai), Vuong Thi Huong (Hanoi). In the final, she continued to defeat the host of Dak Lak Nguyen Thi Nhat Le. In all 3 rounds, Thai Binh boxers were marked 10-9 by 5 assessments.
An interesting detail that is less known about Anh Thu is that she is nearsighted. On the sidelines of the Boxing Championships of the nationwide strong teams 2023, Anh Thu said she did not look too clearly the images from afar, and had to often wear glasses in daily activities. The boxer of Thai Binh unit did not wear glasses when practicing and competing.
More notably, Anh Thu is not a particular case among the boxers participating in the Boxing Championship of the strong teams nationwide 2023. Many athletes compete in this tournament also wearing glasses at the time of not practicing or competing. The majority of them were nearsighted, but not too heavy.
Talking to Ithethao.vn, a trainer said that nearsightedness could affect athletes' visibility, but depends on each individual. For close boxers not too heavy, they can still observe the movement, the blow of the opponent when playing, so still play.