HA NOI (VNS) — Vietnamese athletes will participate in the Indonesia Open Karate Championship 2014 to be held at the Senayan Gymnasium in Jakarta today.

The two-day event will see 218 martial artists from 24 nations and territories compete including Japan, France, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei and Singapore. Hosts Indonesia have said they are hoping to get two of 17 gold medals that will be awarded at the competition. — VNS