3rd Southeast Asian Pencak Silat Champs kicks off
Almost 200 martial artists from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor Leste
and the host Vietnam are attending the 3 rd Southeast Asian Pencak
Silat Championship in the central province of Thanh Hoa which opened on
August 5.
Almost 200 martial artists from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor Leste
and the host Vietnam are attending the 3 rd Southeast Asian Pencak
Silat Championship in the central province of Thanh Hoa which opened on
August 5
The athletes will compete in 16 weight categories in both performance and combat events. A total of 22 sets of medals will be awarded to atheletes at the closing ceremony.
This tournament is considered an important chance to help athletes prepare well for the 2010 World Pencak Silat Championship to
be held in Indonesia. This is the second time that Vietnam has hosted this event.
The event will last till August 9./.
The athletes will compete in 16 weight categories in both performance and combat events. A total of 22 sets of medals will be awarded to atheletes at the closing ceremony.
This tournament is considered an important chance to help athletes prepare well for the 2010 World Pencak Silat Championship to
be held in Indonesia. This is the second time that Vietnam has hosted this event.
The event will last till August 9./.
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