VietNamNet Bridge – Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia Hoang Vinh Giang was elected as chairman of the Viet Nam Traditional Martial Arts Federation at a general meeting held in Hano yesterday.

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Hoang Vinh Giang (middle). — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

The deputy chairman and general secretary of the Viet Nam Olympic Committee will take charge of the federation from 2018 to 2023.

The new chairman said that during his term, he would develop Vietnamese vovinam (Vietnam’s traditional martial arts) throughout the world and organise vovinam events at home and abroad.

At present, Vietnamese vovinam has been represented in 55 countries around the world. 

Source: VNS