VN win four golds at Asian Sanda event
Vietnamese martial artists returned home on December 18 with four golds won at the first Wushu Sanda Asian Cup held in China.
A Vietnamese martial artist performs at the national event. (Photo thethaovietnam.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese martial artists returned home on December 18 with four golds won at the first Wushu Sanda Asian Cup held in China.
The winners are Chu Thị Thuy Hang in the women’s 55kg, Nguyen Thi Trang in the women’s 60kg, Ngo Tien Tuan in the men’s 48kg and To Van Bau in the men’s 56kg.
The three-day event, which took place at Gaoming Sports Centre in Foshan, attracted martial artists competing in 11weight categories for men and six divisions for women.
The gold medalists were awarded 1,500 USD each.
The event was hosted by the Chinese Wushu Association and Wushu Federation of Asia.-VNA
You should also see
PM visits police command centre, checks cultural centre construction in Phu Tho
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the command and control centre of the Phu Tho police and examined the construction of this northern province’s house of culture and arts on April 18.
See more
Culture - Sports
Vietnam draw with Myanmar at 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup’s group stage
Vietnam drew 1-1 with Myanmar in their first match of Group A at the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup on April 17.
Culture - Sports
Vietnam’s No. 1 female badminton player qualifies for Paris Olympics
Female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh will be the 7th representative of Vietnam to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer.
Videos
CNN names Vietnamese dumpling among world’s tastiest
Banh bot loc (Vietnamese tapioca dumpling), a specialty originating from the former imperial capital of Hue, has been selected as one of the world’s 35 tastiest dumplings by CNN.
Videos
Korean Cultural Street Festival dazzles visitors
Many residents of Hanoi as well as tourists have recently experienced the unique culture and cuisine of the Republic of Korea along the stone footpath surrounding the country’s embassy in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem district.
Culture - Sports
Book series about General Giap released in Vietnamese, foreign languages
A book series titled “Vo Nguyen Giap – The People's General” with a Vietnamese version and five bilingual versions made debut at an event held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on April 17, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
