Truong Thi Kim Tuyen (R)  in the final match of the 2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships. (Photo: VNA)

The medal was in the women's 46kg category, in which Vietnam has previously won only bronze medals. Tuyen defeated six rivals, including Charanawat Napaporn of Thailand, who won the 2016 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championship in this category. In the final round Tuyen was defeated by Korea’s Sim Jae-young.