Vovinam Nhân Văn reaps a bumper crop of medals at the 2017 Northern Student Vovinam Championship

The 2017 Northern Student Vovinam Championship has 35 sets of medals, including 19 sets of medals in combat events and 16 medals in performance events. The tournament brings together 24 universities and colleges in the North with a strong Vovinam training movement such as FPT University, Foreign Affairs University, Maritime University, University of Culture, Greenwich University, Hung Vuong University, People's Security Academy...

After 3 days of competition (June 2 – June 4, 2017), the Vovinam Nhan Van Club overcame many strong opponents to bring home 11 sets of medals for the Hanoi National University, including: 3 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals and 6 Bronze medals. In the end, the Hanoi National University ranked 4th in the overall ranking.

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

3 gold medals in the following events:

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

2 Silver medals in the following events:

• Men's competition, weight class 51-54 kg: Athlete Tran Van Thuan (University of Science, VNU).
• Women's competition, weight class 51-54 kg: Athlete Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies).

6 bronze medals in the following events:

• Men's Dragon Tiger Boxing: Athlete Nguyen Huu Dung (K61 History).
• Double machete practice: Athlete Truong Dinh Tien (K60 Sociology) and Nguyen Van Quynh (K60 Management Science).
• Cross-training: Athlete Nong Thi Biec (K60 Sociology), Nguyen Thi Minh Chau (K60 Anthropology) and Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies)
• Female swordsmanship: Athletes Nguyen Thi Minh Chau (K60 Anthropology) and Tran Thi Bich Huong (K60 Oriental Studies).
• Men's competition, weight class 63-66 kg: Athlete Nguyen Huu Dung (K61 History).
• Women's competition, weight class 45-48 kg: Athlete Nguyen Thanh Huyen (K58 Sociology).

The Women's Self-Defense competition of two athletes Van Dong - Pham Oanh won the Gold medal.

In this first round, besides the athletes who have experience participating in tournaments, there are many who are competing for the first time. Registering for the competition and only practicing for 2 months, Hoang Thi Quynh Trang (University of Natural Sciences, VNU) did not hesitate to test herself on the competition floor. Trang's spirit is still very excited despite having to lose weight and suffering many injuries after the tournament:“Although I didn’t win a medal, I was still very happy to participate in the competition, knowing my level so I can try harder in the next tournaments. Watching my friends’ matches again, I want to compete again.”

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

Coach Ho Quang Hoa - main coach of Vovinam Nhan Van Club said: "The club only had 2 months to prepare for the tournament, which happened to be the final exam period for the Humanities students as well as the hot weather, but the athletes still tried to arrange to participate in the training responsibly. For a young club that has only been operating for 3 years, this achievement is very proud when we have surpassed many strong teams that have been practicing for a long time such as the People's Security Academy, FPT University, ... to win 4th place overall."