Television has won the Guirlande d' Honneur at the 28th Sport Movies
and TV festival in Milan.
Titled Doi Vo (Martial Arts
Life), the documentary features the moving story of the life and
passion of veteran martial artist Ngo Bong, who was born in Tu Nghia
district, in the central province of Quang Ngai . His name is
synonymous with Hung Ke Quyen, a local martial art dating back to the
Tay Son reign (1778-1802).
Thirteen television and cinema
works including feature films, documentaries, TV reports, television
shows, cinema technology and advertisements were also awarded at the
festival, which ended on Nov. 2.
The host Italy won four awards while China and Russia won two at the festival where 103 countries were represented.
The award winners will be screened in Doha (Qatar) between November 15
and 18, according to the Federation of International Cinema and
Television Sport (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs)./.
Taekwondo martial artist Nguyen Thanh Thao won silver in the girls’ 55kg category at the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, losing to Briton Jones Jade on Tuesday.