Taking place from March 9 to March 15, 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Vovinam and Vietnamese Martial Arts Championship for Students attracted 1,650 excellent student athletes from 24 teams, representing student sports from 22 districts, Thu Duc City, along with Ho Chi Minh City High School for Gifted Sports and Nguyen Thi Dinh High School for Gifted Sports, at Lanh Binh Thang Sports Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep - Vice President of Vietnam Vovinam Federation, President of Ho Chi Minh City Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation - said: "The tournament promises to have exciting matches in the spirit of solidarity and noble sportsmanship, while promoting the school sports movement, especially Vovinam martial arts, to develop more widely."
The large number of competing delegations promises to bring dramatic and exciting competitions. The opening ceremony was attended by Master Florin Macovei - Permanent Vice President of the World Vovinam Federation, President of the European Vovinam Federation, Master Vittirio Cera, President of the Sports Committee of the World Vovinam Federation.
These are two martial arts masters who practiced Vovinam for many years in Vietnam with the late Grand Master Nguyen Van Chieu, then returned to Europe to build and develop the movement widely.
At this year’s tournament, athletes will compete for 88 sets of medals in three main categories: martial arts, sparring, and vovinam music. Of these, there will be 311 martial arts performances, demonstrating the sophistication and precision in each movement.
Especially in the Vovinam martial arts content, the largest number of students participating ever was 48 student teams participating in the competition.
Vovinam Ho Chi Minh City is the place where Vo Nhac 1 (registered for intellectual property rights) was created, which has now spread and been taught in over 40 provinces and cities with over 2 million students from over 700 high schools regularly practicing Vovinam in both formal and extracurricular activities, and there have been 574 dramatic matches, demonstrating the bravery and strong will of the martial artists.
Vovinam - Viet Vo Dao is not only a sport but also the quintessence of national martial arts, helping to train the physique, will and moral qualities of the young generation. This tournament will continue to contribute to spreading the spirit of martial arts, building a strong sports training movement among students in Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/1650-vdv-vo-si-nhi-tham-du-giai-vo-dich-vovinam-hoc-sinh-tp-hcm-2025-196250309141945382.htm
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