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Vovinam tournament finds national champs

| Publication date 04 November 2013 | 10:00 ICT

Vovinam tournament finds national champs

The 2013 National Vovinam Championships concluded three days of high kicking martial arts action yesterday at the indoor hall of Olympic Stadium.

A total of 40 males and 14 females from four clubs participated, each receiving a 51,000 riel (US$12.67) daily salary from organisers the Ministry of Youth, Education and Sport.

Categories for men and women’s including individual and team performances with and without a sword, as well as various combat weight divisions.

Olympic Club were the most prolific with 12 gold medals, 7 silver and 5 bronzes. Takhmao Vovinam Club were second with a haul of one gold, 3 silvers and 7 bronzes.

Children Rescue Organisation and Dam Vovinam Club went home with two silvers and four bronzes and one silver and four bronzes respectively.

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