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Wednesday, 22/02/2017 10:23

Jujitsu fighters bring home gold, bronze

Vietnamese martial arts competitors won two medals at the Le Trong Hoang of Viet Nam on top of men’s 63kg podium at the Jujitsu Thailand Open 2017 in Bangkok on Sunday. — VNS Photo
Viet Nam News

HA NOI — Vietnamese martial arts competitors won two medals at the Jujitsu Thailand Open 2017 in Bangkok on Sunday.

Le Trong Hoang topped the podium in the men’s 69kg category while Le Dinh Tien came third in the men’s 62kg class.

Both two are members of the Ha Noi’s jujitsu department.

The Brazilian sport has recently received strong support to prepare for the coming tournaments including the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games later this year and the Asian Beach Games next year.

The Thailand event was one of key events of Asia which grabbed the attention of many countries who sent their best athletes to sharpen their techniques and watch their main rivals, according to Viet Nam’s coaches from Bangkok. — VNS


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