Bui Yen Ly of Vietnam entered the final of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships on May 26 in Jonkoping, Sweden.


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Bui Yen Ly


Ly defeated Johanna Rydberg of the host nation in the semi-final match in the women’s 51kg category.

She is the second Vietnamese fighter advancing to the final round.

Earlier, Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat booked a place in the final of the men’s 60kg class. He will fight Mirbek Sartkalmakov of Kyrgyzstan for the gold today.

In another semi-final match on May 27, Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc of Vietnam lost to Finnish Tessa Kakkonen in the women’s 48kg pool.

Thanh’s is the third bronze medal for Vietnam after Le Hoang Duc’s in the men’s 48kg and Vo Van Dai’s in the men’s 63.5kg.

VNS