Nguyễn Thị Diệu Ly won bronze in the women’s 68 kg kumite event at the 20th Asian Games on September 21, according to Vietnam’s national sports authority. Her medal bout against Japan’s Kama Tsubasa ended 4-4, with the Vietnamese fighter awarded victory through the Senshu first-score advantage.

Diệu Ly led 3-0 before falling 4-3 behind. She equalised in the closing seconds and retained the decisive advantage at the final bell. The sports authority reported that the result brought Vietnam its third bronze medal of the Games.