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Monday, September 27, 2010

HCM City wins Vovinam title at National Games VI

HCM City's experienced martial artists claimed the top position at the Vovinam Championship with 12 gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

Host team Can Tho came in second with six golds, three silvers and three bronzes while the third place went to the Army team with four golds, one silver and one bronze.

Other teams like People's Public Security, Binh Duong and Ha Noi also did well winning a clutch of medals including gold.

The medals will go towards the teams' tally at the 6th National Sports Games to be held in Da Nang in December.

The Vovinam competition took place at Can Tho Gymnasium with the participation of 267 martial artists (82 women) from 26 provinces and cities across the country.

They competed for 20 sets of medals in the combat category and 18 sets of medals in performance category.

Viet Nam dominates regional Judo tourney

Vietnamese Judoists won 13 gold and two silver medals to dominate the Southeast Asian Judo Championship that wrapped up in HCM City's Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.

This is the second time Viet Nam dominated the tournament. At last year's tournament in Laos, Viet Nam easily claimed the top position with 11 gold, four silver medals and one bronze medal.

Laos came in second with two gold, five silver and five bronze medals and followed by Thailand with four silver and bronze medals.

The one-day tournament has seven participating countries, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the host team Viet Nam. At least 100 athletes will compete for 15 sets of medals.

Athletes will have a training trip at Nanjing, China next month before competing at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in November. — VNS

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