Vietnam traditional martial arts (Vovinam) will be an official sport at the upcoming ASEAN University Games. Vovinam which is practised by many students in ASEAN countries will be an official sport at the coming ASEAN University Games in Myanmar. – Photo discover-halong.com Southeast Asian Vovinam Federation Vice President Nguyễn Bình Định said that the University Games’ organisers agreed to add Vovinam as an event at the festival on Sunday. “We lobbied for Vovinam during a meeting with the organisers and representatives of different relevant bodies in Myanmar, the hosts of the Games. And it is a great news that they agreed with us,” Định was quoted as saying on the Thanh Niên. According to Định, one of the reasons that convinced the organisers was that Vovinam had been strongly developed in many countries in the region, such as Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar. Among the Vovinam trainees, many are students. As a result, Vovinam will be one of the 17 martial arts at the December Games. There will be 17 sets of medals available at the competition: 10 for performance and seven for combat events. The Southeast Asian Games in 2011 and 2103 included Vovinam. It was also a sport at the Asian Beach Games in 2016.
The 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG 17) kicked off in Pelambang , Indonesia on December 10.Theopening ceremony saw the presence of Indonesian Deputy Prime MinisterH.Muhammad Jusuf Kalla and other senior officials as well as about 3,000athletes and coaches from 11 ASEAN member nations.Addressingthe event, the Indonesian Deputy PM expressed wish that AUG 17 will helpto further strengthen solidarity and mutual understanding among theregion’s students and young people for a more developing ASEANcommunity.After a parade of the 11 delegations, the flame of theGames was lit up, representing the enthusiasm and strength of ASEANyouths.Spectators at the event also enjoyed an imposing fireworkdisplay…... [read more]
The games, which will be held in Chiang Mai,Thailand from December 15-23, is an excellent opportunity for Vietnamesestudents to enrich their life experience and improve sports in thecountry’s schools, said the Deputy Education and Training Minister TranQuang Quy at the ceremony. The Vietnamese team will compete ineight out of 17 sporting events, including athletics, pencak silat,football, swimming, table tennis, Taekwondo, karatedo and beachvolleyball and expect to win medals in the athletics and martial artsevents. The Vietnamese team were ranked second after host country Malaysia at the 14 th ASEAN University Games in 2008./.... [read more]
The 15 th ASEAN University Games (AUG 15) opened in Chiang Mai city, Thailand on Dec. 15. The Vietnamese team sent 157 athletes to the event to compete in track and field, pencak silat, football, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, karate and beach volleyball. As the biggest sport event of students from the Southeast Asian nations, the AUG 15 attracted about 8,000 athletes and coaches from 11 regional countries including Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor Leste and Vietnam. Source: VNA... [read more]
The 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG 17) kicked off in Pelambang , Indonesia on December 10. The opening ceremony saw the presence of Indonesian Deputy Prime Minister H.Muhammad Jusuf Kalla and other senior officials as well as about 3,000 athletes and coaches from 11 ASEAN member nations. Addressing the event, the Indonesian Deputy PM expressed wish that AUG 17 will help to further strengthen solidarity and mutual understanding among the region’s students and young people for a more developing ASEAN community. After a parade of the 11 delegations, the flame of the Games was lit up, representing the enthusiasm and…... [read more]
Vietnamese students earned six gold and two silver medals on December 16 at the ongoing 17th ASEAN University Games (AUG 17) in Palembang, Indonesia. Vietnamese table tennis players carried off two golds in the women’s and men’s table tennis team events. In the track and field, Quach Thi Lan, Vu Thi Huong and Nguyen Thi Phuong bagged four gold medals in the women’s 100-, 400-, 5,000-m categories, respectively, while Nguyen Van Lai took a gold for the men’s 10,000-m category. On December 16, Vietnamese athletes are scheduled to compete in the two last events of Pencak Silat and swimming. The…... [read more]
