World Vovinam Federation official speaks highly of Vietnam’s SEA Games 31 organisation
Vice Chairman of the World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation Mohammed Djouadj has expressed his impression with Vietnam’s organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), to which he is invited to serve as an international supervisor of the sport at the Games.
Vietnam's Do Phuong Thao wins gold in the women's 65kg fighting event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the World Vovinam (Vietnamese martialarts) Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation MohammedDjouadj has expressed his impression with Vietnam’s organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), to which he is invited to serve as aninternational supervisor of the sport at the Games.
After two days of competition, Djouadj said that, inaddition to Vietnamese martial artists, the skills of those from otherSoutheast Asian countries have improved remarkably, with no big difference inlevels any more.
He added that Vovinam is currently developing strongly inmany countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and America such as Cambodia, Laos,Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Algeria, and Senegal. In some nations,Vovinam has occupied even a more important position than other martial arts. The appearanceof Vovinam Federations in continents has contributed to bringing the martialarts to a new height, and promoting its image to many countries around theworld.
According to Djouadj, when visiting Hanoi, he saw that theVietnamese Government has done its best to have the successful SEA Games so asto improve the image of Vietnam in the region and the world.
He also said he can feel the warm atmosphere at Hanoi’s SocSon Gymnasium where audiences cheer martial artists of not only the host butalso other countries./.
Vovinam is the only martial art chosen to be performed at the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 12, according to the Organising Committee of SEA Games 31.
SEA Games 31’s vovinam competitions are taking place at the Soc Son Gymnasium on the outskirts of Hanoi from May 18-22, offering the host a good chance to promote its traditional martial art.
Vietnamese Vovinam artists won additional two gold medals on May 19 – the second competition day of the sport at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
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Vietnam's Do Phuong Thao wins gold in the women's 65kg fighting event (Photo: VNA) 
