The women’s individuals U40 category witnessed competition among 36 athletes. In the final round, Vietnamese representative Le Kim came second with 8,950 points. Lee Hana of the Republic of Korea reached 8,970 points to earn the top place on the podium.
Athletes from Germany and Norway shared the third-place position, respectively, to be awarded bronze medals.
This comes after Vietnam's group of six athletes won a gold medal on the first competition day on November 30. It was the first gold won by the nation at the championship since 2016.
In addition to the gold medal win, the country also earned a bronze in the male junior team event. So far, the Vietnamese team has bagged one gold, one silver, and one bronze medals.
The championships are the highest level of taekwondo competition in the world outside of the Olympic Games, featuring a record number of 1,727 athletes from 77 countries and regions. The old record went to the Chinese Taipei edition with 1,274 competitors from 59 delegations back in 2018.
The tournament is scheduled to last through to December 4.
