The coaching staff of the Vietnamese karate team has coach Pham Hong Ha participating in professional work since January 2026.
Ms. Pham Hong Ha was the head coach of the Vietnamese Youth Karate Team before taking on the task of working at the Vietnamese Karate Team in 2026.
After SEA Games 33, head coach Duong Hoang Long wished to resign from coaching at the Vietnamese Karate Team. The Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports has approved this wish. Coach Pham Hong Ha has been trained to replace coach Duong Hoang Long.
Mr. Long will be the head coach of the Vietnamese karate team from 2023 to 2025.
Currently, coach Pham Hong Ha has started training the kumite (combat) events of the Vietnamese karate team. Ms. Ha is in charge of professional skills for female martial artists while Iranian expert Hassan is in charge of training male kumite martial artists.
At SEA Games 33, the Vietnamese karate team won 6 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals to finish first overall.
This year, Vietnamese karate martial artists focus on the key task of ASIAD 20 in September in Japan. We have won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals in karate at ASIAD 19, so we are determined to maintain our achievements at ASIAD 20.
Coach Pham Hong Ha and the coaching staff, along with experts and martial artists, will participate in some international tournaments before participating in ASIAD 20.
