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HO CHI MINH CITY, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The 2017 Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championship and the 2017 Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championship kicked off here Tuesday with the participation of 277 young athletes from 16 countries and regions.
The athletes aged 12-14 from Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries and regions are competing at kyorugi (combat) events, and poomsae (performance) disciplines.
In the first day of the 2017 Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, a 13-year-old girl named Le Ngoc Han from Vietnam's southern Vinh Long province won two gold medals.
The two tournaments will wrap up on Friday.
