Ha Tinh province welcomes launch of National Vovinam Championship
VOV.VN - The 27th version of the National Vovinam Championship got underway in the central province of Ha Tinh on November 23, with the event involving the participation of 365 martial artists from 32 teams nationwide.
Tran Van My, vice chairman of the Vietnam Vovinam Federation, said the tournament aims to uncover talented players capable of representing the national team at future international tournaments, including the 31st Southeast Asian Games in 2021. In addition, it also has the added bonus of helping to promote the traditional Vietnamese martial art to the world.
The federation is set to continue its support of technical training for ASEAN member states as they prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in 2021 which will be held in the country, along with the 32nd version of the games, slated for Cambodia in 2023, he noted.
The 27th National Vovinam Championship will see competitors vie for 48 sets of medals in both combat and performance categories.
The tournament will also serve as the ideal platform in which to select quality martial artists who are capable of making the step up and joining the national team.
Vovinam was originally founded by late grandmaster Nguyen Loc in Hanoi in 1938 and has since grown to draw more than 2 million practitioners from approximately 70 countries globally.