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Vietnam to defend World Vovinam Championship title in Algeria

Xinhua, July 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Twenty-two Vietnamese Vovinam fighters are scheduled to leave Vietnam on Monday evening for Algeria to defend their World Vovinam Championship title there.

The fourth World Vovinam Championship will be held in Algeria from July 29 to August 2, drawing the participation of 250 officials, referees, and martial artists from 21 countries and regions, the Vietnam Vovinam Federation said Monday, adding that the tournament will feature 74 disciplines, both performance and combat events.

The Vietnamese delegation consists of 30 people, led by Nguyen Hung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Vovinam Federation and Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Culture and Sports Department.

Vovinam, a world-famous Vietnamese martial art, is now present in 12 African nations and strongly developing, especially after the Africa Vovinam Federation was established in 2012. In Algeria alone, over 22,000 people are practicing Vovinam in 30 out of 48 cities and provinces of the country, said the Vietnam Vovinam Federation.

The World Vovinam Federation has member federations in Asia, Europe and Africa with hundreds of thousands followers. At the third World Vovinam Championship in France in 2013, Vietnam topped the tournament, followed by France and Algeria. Endi