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7th World Vovinam Championship opens in HCM City

The 7th World Vovinam Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, with the participation of more than 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories worldwide.
7th World Vovinam Championship opens in HCM City ảnh 1More than 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories worldwide will vie for 44 sets of medals in both performance and combat events. (Photo: laodong.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The 7th World Vovinam Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh Cityon November 24, with the participation of more than 650 athletes from 35countries and territories worldwide.

They will vie for 44 sets of medals in both performance and combat events atthe week-long festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteePhan Van Mai said the championship offers a venue for domestic and internationalmartial artists to share experience, and get a better insight into the land andpeople of Vietnam – the homeland of Vovinam.

Meanwhile, President of the World Vovinam Federation Mai Huu Tin, among 70countries and territories practicing Vovinam, 51 have representatives in thefederation.

The federation will further efforts to popularise the cultural values of Vietnamamong international friends, he added.

7th World Vovinam Championship opens in HCM City ảnh 2A performance at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Vovinam hasbeen named a national intangible heritage under a decision recently signed bythe Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The traditional martial art form was foundedby late master Nguyen Loc in 1938 in Hanoi. It has been preserved, promotedand developed strongly by generations of martial art masters.

The World Vovinam Federation was established in 2008, a milestonein the development of the martial art form around the world, with continentalfederation members in Asia, Europe and Africa.

Regionally,Vovinam was included in many SEA Games editions. It was an official sport ofthe 31st Games in Vietnam in 2022 and 32nd Games in Cambodia this May.

Currently,Vovinam is practised by more than 2.5 million martial artists from about 70countries and territories.

In Vietnam, Vovinam is expected to have athletes in all 63 citiesand province. The martial art will be introduced and pushed in schools.

The Vietnam Vovinam Federation plans to build a Vovinam Academy inHCM City to offer training for not only Vietnamese but also internationalmartial art lovers.

Atthe same time a dossier of Vovinam will be submitted to the UNESCO forrecognition as a world intangible heritage./.
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