Hanoi (VNA) – Athletes Pham Trung Hoa and Nguyen My Trang will represent Vietnam at the World Championship Latin Senior II, organised by World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) on June 1 and 2 in Bremen, Germany, according to the Vietnam Gymnastics Federation.
This is the WDSF's largest annual competition for middle-aged professional dancing couples, where one dancer is over 45 and the other is over 40.
The pair will compete with nearly 100 rivals from countries all over the world, including Italy, Germany, France, UK, the US, Canada, Czech, Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong (China) in five categories, namely Samba, Chacha, Rumba, Pasodoble and Jive.
Pham Trung Hoa - Nguyen My Trang are currently placed 110th in the world according to the WDSF rankings in the middle age category.
Le Thi Hoang Yen, Deputy Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, expressed her support for the pair’s participation at the event, saying it offers an opportunity for them to take part in international tournament while contributing to promoting the love of sports among people at all ages.
Hoa and his teammate have achieved remarkable success in many domestic and international competitions, including the championship at the WDSF Open Senior II Latin which took place in Hanoi in October 2023; two gold, a silver and three bronze medals at the 2nd Malaysia WDSF Open Dancesport Championship 2023; and four silver medals at the 5th KLDSA Malaysia Open DanceSport Championship 2022./.
