Vovinam at the Faculty of Humanities reaps a bountiful harvest of medals at the 2017 Northern Vietnam Student Vovinam Championship.

The 2017 Northern Vietnam Student Vovinam Championship awarded 35 sets of medals, including 19 sets in sparring events and 16 sets in performance events. The tournament brought together 24 universities and colleges in Northern Vietnam with strong Vovinam training programs, such as FPT University, Diplomatic Academy, Vietnam Maritime University, University of Culture, Greenwich University, Hung Vuong University, and the People's Security Academy…

After three days of competition (June 2-4, 2017), the Humanities Vovinam Club overcame many strong opponents, bringing home 11 sets of medals for the Hanoi National University bloc, including: 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals. In the overall standings, the Hanoi National University bloc ranked 4th.

The Humanities Vovinam Club team, representing Hanoi National University, competed in the 2017 FPT Cup Student Vovinam Championship.

3 gold medals in the following events:

• Women's Dragon Tiger Fist: Athlete Nguyen Thanh Huyen (K58 Sociology).
• Women's combat sports, 60-63 kg weight class: Athlete Nguyen Thi Thu Hien (K59 Journalism and Communication).
• Women's self-defense: Athletes Pham Thi Oanh (K59 International Studies) and Vo Van Dong (Faculty of Natural Sciences, VNU Hanoi).

2 silver medals in the following events:

• Men's combat sports, 51-54 kg weight class: Athlete Tran Van Thuan (University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi).
• Women's combat sports, 51-54 kg weight class: Athlete Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies).

6 bronze medals in the following events:

• Long Ho Quan (Dragon Tiger Boxing) men: Athlete Nguyen Huu Dung (K61 History).
• Dual sword practice: Athletes Truong Dinh Tien (K60 Sociology) and Nguyen Van Quynh (K60 Management Science).
• Cross-shaped Fist: Athletes Nong Thi Biec (K60 Sociology), Nguyen Thi Minh Chau (K60 Anthropology), and Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies)
• Women's fencing duel: Athletes Nguyen Thi Minh Chau (K60 Anthropology) and Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies).
• Men's combat, 63-66 kg weight class: Athlete Nguyen Huu Dung (K61 History).
• Women's combat sports, 45-48 kg weight class: Athlete Nguyen Thanh Huyen (K58 Sociology).

In the women's self-defense competition, athletes Van Dong and Pham Oanh won the gold medal.

In this competition, alongside athletes with prior experience, there were many who were participating for the first time. Despite registering and only training for two months, Hoang Thi Quynh Trang (Faculty of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) didn't hesitate to test herself in the ring. Trang remained enthusiastic despite having to cut weight and suffering several injuries after the competition."Although I didn't win a medal, I'm still very happy to have participated in the competition. I got to know my skill level so I can try harder in future competitions. Watching the matches of my peers makes me want to compete again."

Athlete Nguyen Thi Thu Hien (in the blue uniform) won the gold medal in the women's 60-63 kg weight class final.

Coach Ho Quang Hoa – Head Coach of the Humanities Vovinam Club – said:The club only had a mere two months to prepare for the tournament, coinciding with the final exam period for the Humanities students and a heatwave, yet the athletes still made an effort to responsibly participate in training. For a young club that has only been active for three years, this achievement is something to be proud of, as we overcame many strong teams with long-standing training programs such as the People's Security Academy, FPT University, etc., to win 4th place overall.”