Vovinam which is practised by many students in ASEAN countries will be an official sport at the coming ASEAN University Games in Myanmar (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam traditional martial arts (Vovinam) will be anofficial sport at the upcoming ASEAN University Games.
Southeast Asian Vovinam Federation Vice President Nguyen Binh Dinh said thatthe University Games’ organisers on January 7 agreed to add Vovinam as anevent at the festival.
"We lobbied for Vovinam during a meeting with the organisers andrepresentatives of different relevant bodies in Myanmar, the hosts of theGames. And it is a great news that they agreed with us," Dinh was quotedas saying on Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.
According to Dinh, one of the reasons that convinced the organisers wasthat Vovinam had been strongly developed in many countries in the region, suchas Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar. Among the Vovinam trainees, manyare students.
As a result, Vovinam will be one of the 17 martial arts at the December Games.
There will be 17 sets of medals available at the competition: 10 forperformance and seven for combat events.
The Southeast Asian Games in 2011 and 2103 included Vovinam. It was also asport at the Asian Beach Games in 2016.-VNA
The third Viet Vo Dao Vovinam Ambassador Championship concluded in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria on October 27, with the first prize coming to the Olympique de Bourouba club.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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Vovinam which is practised by many students in ASEAN countries will be an official sport at the coming ASEAN University Games in Myanmar (Photo: VNA) 
