The Vietnam Mixed Martial Arts Federation (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Mixed Martial ArtsFederation (VMMAF) was officially established at its first congress held inHanoi on May 30.
The meeting elected a 21-member executive board for the2020-2025 tenure, led by Ngo Duc Quynh, President of the East Sea ShippingServices Limited Company. The board has three vice chairmen and a generalsecretary.
In his speech at the event, Quynh said the VMMAF willmobilise maximum resources from organisations and individuals at home andabroad to propel the practice of the mixed martial arts (MMA) and to boost theposition of the Vietnam’s marital arts in general and MMA in particular.
The federation will also work to make contributions to the fulfillmentof the national political and socio-economic, defence-security and diplomatictasks, he added.
Participants agreed on the development outlook in the firsttenure, with building an effective operation mechanism, organising national andinternational competitions, and developing human resources as key tasks.
The federation will soon set up a number of centres fortraining and competition in key areas; coordinate with its partners to host MMAinternational championships in Vietnam; and join cooperation projects fortraining martial artists, among others.
Currently, Vietnam houses more than 50 MMA clubs, serving upto 5,000 practitioners./.
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