Vietnamese dominate regional vovinam champs

January 16, 2017 - 08:00

Việt Nam took top position in the Southeast Asian Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) Championship, yesterday in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

Việt Nam win 12 gold medals at regional vovinam championship. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam took top position in the Southeast Asian Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) Championship, yesterday in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

The Vietnamese martial artists earned 12 gold, 13 silver and one bronze medals at the fourth championship, which began on January 9.

The hosts came in second place with nine titles. Laos stood in third, winning four gold medals.

The tournament lured participants from seven countries in the region. They competed for 27 sets of medals in nine categories, as well as 18 medals awarded for performance. — VNS

Tags Vovinam 12 gold

Runners to explore city at VnExpress Marathon Hà Nội Midnight

Sports

VFF appoints new General Secretary, assigns tasks to national teams at annual congress

Sports

Karate fighters ready for Spain’s world team tournament

Sports

Việt Nam triumph first Southeast Asian women's futsal championship

Sports

Official sports for 33rd SEA Games announced

Sports

Việt Nam Journalists Association Table Tennis Championship set to begin in Hà Nội

More on this story

Sports

Munzon fires 34, leads the Heat to first win

Saigon Heat found their first win in the ASEAN Basketball League after defeating Kaohsiung Truth 99-86 on Saturday on their home turf in HCM City.

Sports

Minh wins green jersey at Bến Tre cycling event

Lê Nguyệt Minh of Mathnasium HCM City won the green jersey as the Best Athlete of the Bến Tre Television Cycling Tournament after the eighth stage yesterday.

Sports

Việt Nam drop to No 136 in world ranking

Việt Nam’s men’s football team dropped down two steps in the first world ranking list of 2017.

Sports

Phúc retires after speed walking dominance

Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc has decided to retire.

Sports

U20s will play Argentina in friendly

Việt Nam’s U20 football team are expected to host a friendly match against defending champions Argentina in Hà Nội.

Sports

Tâm wins stage of Bến Tre cycling event

Trịnh Đức Tâm won the sixth stage of the Bến Tre Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Sports

Quảng Ninh beat HCM City in V. League 1

Quảng Ninh Coal defeated HCM City 2-0 in the second round of the V. League 1 in the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Friday.

Sports

Saigon Heat hope to end losing streak

Saigon Heat will look to end their losing streak when they host Kaohsiung Truth of Taiwan during their ASEAN Basketball League on home turf at the HCM City’s CIS Arena today.

Sports

Top two collide in latest challenge for relentless Real

Cristiano Ronaldo returns for Real Madrid as the European champions put their Spanish record 40-game unbeaten run on the line for the second time in four days in a top of the table clash at Sevilla on Sunday.