March 29, 2018 | 21:00 (GMT+7)
Int’l festival popularizes Vietnamese traditional martial arts
PANO – The first International Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Festival 2018 concluded in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province on March 28th.
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Young athletes performing martial arts at the opening ceremony. (Photo: baokhanhhoa.vn) |
The three-day competition, jointly organized by the Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Federation and the Khanh Hoa provincial Department of Culture and Sports, attracted 59 delegations, including four international teams from France, Russia, and Morocco.
At the closing ceremony, the organizers handed over 21 gold, 33 silver, and 44 bronze medals to the winners.
The festival offered a chance to honor and popularize Vietnamese traditional martial arts and created opportunities for the participating delegations to meet, exchange, and discuss the promotion of Vietnamese traditional martial arts at home and abroad.
Translated by Van Hieu