The 2015 Vietnam International Judo Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 with the competition of 159 foreign martial artists.
The foreign athletes come from 10 countries and territories: Japan, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China), Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Canada and Switzerland.
Host Vietnam sends four teams to the two-day tourney.
The martial artists are set to show their judo techniques through the Nage No Kata and Juno Kata performances and 16 combat events on different weight divisions for males and females.
Notably, competitions will be held for visually impaired participants from Vietnam the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, India and Thailand.
The first day saw competitions in the Nage No Kata and Juno Kata performances and the qualifiers of the combat events.
Nguyen Ngoc Son and Dang Trung Hieu from the Vietnamese team of Ho Chi Minh City secured the gold medal in the Nage No Kata event. Meanwhile, the team only ranked third in the Juno Kata, following Thailand and Laos.-VNA
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
