The 2025 Tran Huy Phong Championship and International Master Examination taking place from November 15-16 in Paris has reaffirmed the growing influence of Vovinam–Viet Vo Dao (a traditional Vietnamese martial art) as a dynamic cultural bridge between Vietnam and international communities.

Vietnam led the medal tally at the eighth World Vovinam Championship 2025, which concluded on November 7 in Bali, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will send 39 Vovinam fighters to compete at the 2025 Vovinam World Championships, scheduled to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from November 1-8.

VOV.VN - The National Traditional Martial Arts (Vovinam) Championships 2025 opened in southern Vinh Long province on September 10 to select the best athletes to represent Vietnam at the 2025 Vovinam World Championships, due to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from November 1 to 10.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga joined President of the Senegalese NA El Malick Ndiaye in visiting the Vovinam martial arts club in Dakar on July 23 afternoon (local time) as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to the African country.

The final round of the 2025 Vietnam Ambassador Vovinam Cup took place at the Marius Ndiaye Gymnasium in the capital Dakar of Senegal on May 10, attracting nearly nearly 1,000 martial artists from 75 clubs of the Senegal Vovinam Union (USV).

President of the World Vovinam Federation (WVVF) Mai Huu Tin engaged in a series of meetings with Algerian sports officials and participated in various martial arts exchange events from May 7 to 10, aimed to further promote the development of Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) across North Africa and the African continent more broadly.

Venezuelan Sports Minister Franklin Cardillo has expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the field of sports, particularly by introducing Vovinam into official training programmes in Venezuela, thereby making it the first country in Latin America to to have a Vovinam martial arts school.

The International Martial Arts Tournament celebrating the 40th anniversary of Vovinam – Viet Vo Dao (a traditional Vietnamese martial art) has taken place in Senegal.

VOV.VN - An international martial arts festival will kick off on December 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, with the exciting event featuring martial art performances, seminars, and competitions.