Taekwondo  

Oragnising committee announce the tournament and sign cooperation contract on June 19 in HCM City. Photo of VTF

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will organise the International CJ 2025 taekwondo tournament on June 26-29 in HCM City.

It is the first time that Việt Nam is to hold a G1-level tournament which is expected to lure more than 100 athletes of 15 countries and regions at the Gò Vấp Gymnasium.

Ranked by the World Taekwondo Federation, athletes can earn points from their wins here for the Olympic campaign.

Earlier, the National Junior Taekwondo Championships is also organised on June 21-25 at the venue.

In both events, athletes will compete in individual and team categories for combat and performance.

Electronic armors and video replay technology will be used to ensure the accuracy and fairness.

Nguyễn Thanh Huy, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation, said two tournaments were bases for coaches to select elite athletes and build a team representing Việt Nam at the 33rd SEA Games.

On June 19, the federation also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CJ Việt Nam Group to improve local taekwondo's expertise and tournaments' organisation scales.

CJ Việt Nam has the sponsor of the Việt Nam Taekwondo team since 2017 and continued to accompany and support the team in many stages, including paying salaries for Korean coaches, sponsoring clothing, accommodation, and travel expenses for training sessions in Korea. CJ also sponsors youth Taekwondo tournaments such as the National Youth Taekwondo Championship. VNS