Vietnamese martial artist Bui Yen Ly beat Ekaterina Gurina of Russia 30-27 to take a gold medal in the women’s 51kg category at the 2019 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand on July 28. (Photo: Vnexpress)

Vietnam has also won four bronze medals at the tournament and ranked 7^th. Thailand ranked 1^st and Russia 2^nd. Vietnam sent 17 martial artists to the event, which attracted more than 1,000 competitors in 15 weight categories.