Merging two federations into the new Quang Tri Karate Federation is a major turning point in terms of institutions and development stature - Photo: M.Đ
Many tournaments carry the new Quang Tri Karate "brand"
The 1st Quang Tri Province Open Karate Club Championship - 2025 has just ended with impressive success in Dong Hoi Ward. The tournament was highly appreciated for its scale and quality, attracting more than 600 athletes from Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An provinces, Hue City and Hanoi City.
The athletes always compete with all their might with the determination to win, demonstrating the spirit of martial arts, solidarity, honesty and nobility. From this tournament, the belief and expectation of the strong development of the Karate movement in the province continues to be nurtured, spread and developed strongly with new successes.
Chairman of the Quang Binh Provincial Karate Federation Pham Sac Long, Head of the Organizing Committee of the 1st Quang Tri Provincial Karate Club Championship - 2025, said that in 2020, the 1st Quang Binh Provincial Karate Club Championship was held, the tournament gathered 350 athletes from 18 Karate Clubs in the North Central region. That number has proven the initial attraction and prestige of a local tournament but of regional scale.
By 2024, after 4 successful tournaments, it is clear that these are not just competitions but also a journey to ignite the passion for martial arts in the hearts of the young generation and spread the spirit of martial arts. From these tournaments, many athletes have been called to the provincial Karate team to compete and win many high achievements in national tournaments.
In particular, from the 5th season, the Quang Binh Provincial Karate Clubs Open Championship has been renamed the 1st Quang Tri Provincial Karate Clubs Open Championship in 2025. “Immediately after the decision to merge the provinces, the Quang Binh and Quang Tri Karate Federations (old) had official meetings and discussions and reached a high consensus on using the new province name. This not only demonstrates solidarity but also plays a strategic role in building a prestigious tournament, carrying the new Quang Tri Karate “brand”, said Mr. Sac Long.
In Dong Ha ward, the first Quang Tri Provincial Youth House Karate Club Open Championship - 2025 also took place from July 12 - 13, gathering more than 440 athletes from 17 Karate Clubs in the province. Director of Quang Tri Provincial Youth House Nguyen The Hung, Head of the Organizing Committee of the tournament said: "The unit has been teaching Karate for nearly 32 years. Currently, there are about 130 students studying Karate.
We believe that the success of the 1st Quang Tri Provincial Youth House Karate Club Open Championship - 2025 will significantly contribute to improving the quality of teaching, training and coaching Karate at the Provincial Youth House, while positively impacting the development of the movement throughout the province and adding many young talents to the Provincial Karate Team".
Currently, in the whole Quang Tri province, there are 67 Karate clubs operating stably; over 200 martial artists and coaches; more than 4,800 martial artists are practicing regularly. The goal of the Quang Tri Karate Federation after the merger is to strive to put Quang Tri Karate in the top 10 strong provinces and cities nationwide in the next 5 years. |
Faith in the new development journey
According to the reporter, although the Karate Federations of Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces (old) have not yet merged, in the hearts of every martial artist, coach and student, they all believe in the bright future of Karate in their home province. The clearest evidence is the interest of the Karate Federations of the two provinces in organizing grassroots Karate tournaments, guiding clubs to organize teaching, training and training activities for athletes participating in tournaments.
Along with that is the timely encouragement and reward from the Department of Physical Training and Sports for Karate Quang Tri. Recently, the President of the Southeast Asian Karate Federation, Head of the Karate Department of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Vu Son Ha also highly appreciated the organization and quality of the first Quang Tri Province Karate Club Championship - 2025; at the same time, awarded certificates of merit from the Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports to collectives and individuals for their outstanding achievements contributing to the development of Karate in the locality and the Central Highlands region in 2025.
Athletes try their best to achieve high results at the 2025 Quang Tri Province Open Karate Club Championship - Photo: M.Đ
Chairman of the Karate Federation of Quang Tri Province (formerly) Duong Manh Hung said: Currently, the two Karate federations have agreed on the content and are taking steps to prepare for the merger into a new Karate federation. The goal is to create consensus, agreement, cohesion and promote the strengths of each locality, build a strong Karate federation apparatus and organization to improve the quality of the Karate movement and expertise, serving the long-term development goal well.
Merging the two federations into a new Quang Tri Karate Federation is a major turning point in terms of institutions and development scale. The merger will also form a stronger federation in terms of both manpower and finance; unifying the management, training, and competition systems, improving the capacity to organize professional tournaments. At the same time, expanding coverage to villages and schools - where Karate will not only be a sport but also a place for moral and physical education.
Minh Duc
Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/quyet-tam-dua-karate-quang-tri-phat-trien-len-tam-cao-moi-196062.htm
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