The Vietnamese wrestling team participated in six men’s events on May 19, the last day of wrestling at the SEA Games 31, and pocketed five gold medals.
Vietnam had claimed 125 gold, 76 silver and 74 bronze medals as of May 18 evening, the sixth official competition day of the ongoing SEA Games 31, retaining the top position in the medal table.
Vietnam's wrestling team secured six gold medals on the first day of competition at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at Gia Lam Gymnasium in Hanoi on May 17.
The festival is based on ancient beliefs in worshiping the Sun God, imbued with characteristics of wet rice culture. The events and mud-based game express the desire for a successful harvest for the mainly agricultural residents.
Cambodia has set the goal of winning at least two gold medals in wrestling at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) that will take place in Vietnam from May 12 to 23.
Every year, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, young men of Thuy Linh village, Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district gather for a ball wrestling festival.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has cancelled the result of Mongolian wrestler Orkhon Purevdorj in the women’s 62kg category of the freshly-concluded Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia due to testing positive to doping.
The Junior Traditional Wrestling Tournament is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture in the outskirt of Hanoi from August 9 – 12.
The Junior Traditional Wrestling Tournament is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture in the outskirt of Hanoi from August 9 – 12.
The traditional Vật Cầu Nước or mud ball wrestling festival is an important celebration in Vietnam. It reminds people of their need for weather benefiting the culture of rice.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue held an event on April 10 to commend the local coaches and athletes with outstanding achievements in recent regional and international tournaments.
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