More than 500 'masters' compete in the land of martial arts

TPO - On the evening of August 4, at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province coordinated with the Vietnam Sports Department and the Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Federation to open the 34th National Traditional Martial Arts Championship.

Delegations attending.

According to the Organizing Committee, this year's tournament attracted 29 delegations from 21 provinces, cities and sectors with strong traditional martial arts movements nationwide.

The tournament has the participation of more than 500 athletes, competing in 2 categories: boxing and sparring. In which, the boxing category is divided into 3 age groups: 17 - 40 years old, 41 - 50 years old, 51 - 60 years old; the sparring category has 1 age group from 17 - 40 years old. The tournament takes place from August 5 to 12.

In her opening speech, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich - Vice Chairwoman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the National Traditional Martial Arts Championship is a great festival for traditional martial arts lovers across the country; an opportunity to honor the good traditional cultural values of the nation, while promoting the health training movement.

The tournament is also an opportunity for athletes to exchange, learn, improve their professional skills, and contribute to the development of Vietnamese traditional martial arts to a new level.

Currently, martial arts villages and traditional martial arts clubs in Binh Dinh are still operating vigorously with tens of thousands of martial arts students and masters practicing at more than 200 martial arts schools and clubs in and outside the province. Traditional martial arts in Binh Dinh not only develop strongly in the country but also spread to many countries around the world .

On March 31, 2025, the Government agreed to submit a dossier to UNESCO for consideration and recognition of Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts as a Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/hon-500-cao-thu-so-tai-tai-dat-vo-post1766499.tpo