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 7th. Thailand ranked 1st and Russia 2nd. Vietnam sent 17 martial artists to the event, which attracted more than 1,000 competitors in 15 weight categories.