PANO - The first World Championship of Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts was kick-started on July 26th at the Phu Tho Sporting Hall in Ho Chi Minh City by the World Federation of Vietnam Vo Co Truyen and the city’s Department of Culture and Sports.

At the opening ceremony. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)

During the four-day tournament, 250 artists from 27 countries and territories worldwide will compete in five combat and performance events to win 52 sets of medals. The events will be run by international referees and juries.  

With the slogan “Vietnam’s spirit spreading globally”, this first-ever tournament with attractive events would further introduce Vietnamese martial arts’ quintessence to the outside world.

The second tournament will be held in Russia in 2018.

Translated by Mai Huong