July 24, 2011
The 2nd Vovinam World Competition in Ho Chi Minh City next week will implement a series of new rules in a bid to make the event more competitive and give underdog teams from around the world a better shot at success in the Vietnamese-born martial art. Around 300 Vovinam competitors and officials from around [...]
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July 1, 2011
Vietnamese martial artists are competing at the world qualification tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (June 25 to July 4), in hopes of securing at least two berths at the 2012 London Olympics. Vietnam has pinned its hopes on Le Huynh Chau, who competes in the men’s 58 kg category. Chau won the bronze medal at [...]
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March 17, 2011
Nine Vietnamese martial artists have left for an amateur international Muaythai competition set to kick off on March 13 in Thailand to boast participants from 43 countries and territories. The Vietnamese athletes are scheduled to compete against some tough rivals from Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Canada and Uzbekistan in the first two days; but their coaches [...]
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December 14, 2010
Martial artists from Hanoi and Tay Ninh Province finished on top in the women’s and men’s events respectively at the 14th National Taekwondo Championships. Hanoi won three gold medals in the women’s events while Tay Ninh took three gold medals in the men’s competitions. The December 6-8 event this year was called the South [...]
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November 14, 2010
 The legend “Dragon and Fairy” will be conveyed to audiences by a combination of dance, acrobatics and kung fu demons. When Laura Burke arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000, she was shocked by the city’s lack of places for tourists to engage with the country’s cultural heritage. “It was so crazy because [...]
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December 27, 2009
After competing successfully in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, Vietnamese judokas will compete in the continental 16th Asian Games in China. Vietnamese judokas Van Ngoc Tu (upper) deals a blow to beat a Lao athlete in the women’s 48kg class final of the Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane last week. Tu won the [...]
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December 11, 2009
Vietnamese martial artists Nguyen Trong Cuong and Luong Minh Dat snatched two gold medals in the men’s Taekwondo event at the ongoing SEA Games in Laos yesterday. Three in a row: Nguyen Trong Cuong poses with his gold medal and a SEA Games mascot after winning the men’s 80kg taekwondo final yesterday in Vientiane. It is [...]
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December 11, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The national karate team will take part in the 25th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games today with the aim of earning five gold medals. According to Ha, Viet Nam will participate in two events at the tourney, namely kata (performance) and kumite (combat).Viet Nam is regarded as a regional powerhouse in the event, proving [...]
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December 8, 2009
Viet Nam have developed a strong reputation in pencak silat, a martial art that originates from Indonesia, proving their power by taking seven golds at the third Asian Indoor Games. Although pencak silat appeared in Viet Nam later than other countries regionally, Viet Nam quickly rose to prominance in international tournaments.With such positive preparations, the [...]
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November 3, 2009
Vietnamese Vovinam martial artists expect to earn three or four gold medals at AIG III Vietnam is hoping to win 15- 20 gold medals and finish among the top eight at the third Asian Indoor Games (AIG) that starts October 30. For this, the host nation would have to put in much better performance than [...]
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