Bac Ninh athlete wins 1 Gold medal at U20 Beach Wrestling World Championships in 2024

Athlete Do Ngoc Linh (Bac Ninh) wins a Gold medal at the Championships.

The U20 Beach Wrestling World Championships in 2024 featured the participation of the strongest athletes from countries and territories around the world. The Vietnamese wrestling team had 3 athletes, including: Do Ngoc Linh, Duong Thi Nga and Lam Minh Gia Huy. In which, athlete Do Ngoc Linh is a member of the Bac Ninh wrestling team and was called up to the national team to participate in the Championships.

To enter the final, Do Ngoc Linh defeated the host Greek opponent Evgenia Lamprou. The final match in the U20 age group in the women's 50kg category was an internal competition between two Vietnamese athletes, Do Ngoc Linh and Duong Thi Nga. At the end of the competition, athlete Do Ngoc Linh won 5-2, thereby, winning the Gold medal; athlete Duong Thi Nga was in the runner-up position, receiving the Silver medal.

The final result was that the Vietnamese team won 1 Gold medal and 1 Silver medal. The only Gold medal that athlete Do Ngoc Linh won was a milestone achievement of the Bac Ninh wrestling team. This was the first Gold medal of Bac Ninh at the Beach Wrestling World arena and also the first Gold medal of the country.

Previously, athlete Do Ngoc Linh won the Gold medal at the 2023 Southeast Asian tournament; Gold medal at the Southeast Asian youth tournament, Silver medal at the Championship. In 2024, she won the Silver medal at the National Cup; Gold medal at the youth tournament in the age group of 18-20.