An Indonesian fan made a flying kick at Vietnamese delegation chief Nguyen Ngoc Anh, who was making a verbal protest Thursday during the World Pencak Silat Championships in Indonesia.
The video clip posted on Youtube and other media sites shows that Anh, chief of the Vietnamese pencak silat delegation to Indonesia and deputy head of Elite Sports Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, protested to desk referees regarding a decision of the match’s umpire between Vietnamese and Indonesian players.
Suddenly, a man from the fans’ area ran towards Anh and threw a flying kick at his face.
He timely evaded the attack of the Indonesian man, who then lost balance and fell down. Another man from the Vietnamese side struck the fallen rioter with some punches until referees and security force intervened.
“The brawl was stirred up by frenzied fans of the hosts after my protest,” said Ngoc Anh after the incident.
The World Pencak Silat Federation, the Indonesia Pencak Silat Federation, and organization board sent their apologies to Vietnam and other participants for the incident.
The 2010 World Pencak Silat Championship was held from December 12-17 with 425 fighters from 32 nations partaking.
