PANO – A memorandum of understanding to sponsor Vietnam’s national young female Taekwondo athletes in the period of 2013-2019 was signed on May 20th between the General Department of Sports and Physical Training (under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), the Vietnamese Taekwondo Federation and the CJ Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

It aims to promote the nations cooperation in sports and physical training, as well as their traditional relations.

Accordingly, CJ Group will cover all expenses, and also present prizes to Vietnamese young female Taekwondo athletes if they win at the 17th Asian Sports Festival 2014 in the RoK, the 2nd Youth Olympic Games 2014 in China, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, and the 18th Asian Games in Hanoi in 2019.

CJ Group is scheduled to work with Vietnam’s relevant agencies to select experienced coaches from the RoK to train Vietnamese Taekwondo fighters for the upcoming tournaments.

Translated by Pham Huy