Members of the Vietnam Karate Team will leave Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) late tonight, then are expected to arrive in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) on the morning of September 16.
Karate is one of the few national sports teams of Vietnam to receive the target of winning a gold medal at ASIAD 20.
At this Congress, head coach Pham Hong Ha and the coaching staff registered the list of competing athletes including: Chu Van Duc, Khuat Hai Nam, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly (kumite – combat), Giang Viet Anh, Pham Minh Duc, Pham Truong Giang, Bui Ngoc Nhi, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen, Nguyen Ngoc Tram (kata – performance).
Karate of ASIAD 20 will be played from September 20 to September 23.
In each day of competition, karate takes place in the finals of kata and kumite events.
At ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese karate team won a gold medal in the women's team kata event.
Therefore, at ASIAD 20, the whole team focuses on ensuring the goal of protecting the above achievements.
Before participating in ASIAD 20, the key group of martial artists of the Vietnam Karate Team competed in the 2026 Southeast Asian Championship and the 2026 Asian Championship, thereby assessing their performance and professional bravery.
Currently, 3 important female kata players, Bui Ngoc Nhi, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen, and Nguyen Ngoc Tram, are being trained in Japan.
They completed the training session and will join their teammates when members of the Vietnam Karate Team are present in Aichi-Nagoya (Japan).
Before the whole team participated in ASIAD 20, the karate department (Department of Physical Education and Sports of Vietnam) announced that it would give "hot" bonuses to encourage the spirit of athletes who won gold medals, silver medals, and bronze medals, corresponding to levels of 100 million VND, 30 million VND and 20 million VND.
