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Vietnam competes at “yoga on a pole” world championships

Vietnamese yoga practitioners joined 100 others from 14 countries worldwide at the first-ever “yoga on a pole”' world championships (Mallakhamb World Championships) in Mumbai, India, on February 16-17.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese yoga practitioners joined 100others from 14 countries worldwide at the first-ever “yogaon a pole”' world championships (Mallakhamb World Championships) in Mumbai,India, on February 16-17.

Mallakhamb is one ofthe ‘fastest growing traditional sports’ in the world. Although, Mallakhambstarted as a complementary exercise for wrestling, it soon proved to becomplementary exercise for all other sports disciplines, as it improvesstrength, stamina, speed, endurance, flexibility, neuro – muscularcoordination, balance, courage, confidence and many more abilities.

It is a martial art, competitive sport, performing art, dynamic yoga as well asa circus apparatus too.

Now regular coaching of Mallakhamb has beenstarted in many countries abroad. -VNA
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