The championships are expected to help identify and develop promising athletes for the national sports team, while strengthening exchanges and solidarity among localities.
Bình Định has already mapped out a 2026-30 plan to keep its fighting spirit breathing, complete with specific targets and a clear step-by-step timeline.
Over the course of the three-day Hà Nội International Martial Arts Festival, nearly 2,000 participants from 66 local and international delegations attended the country''s largest-ever martial arts event, which was rich in cultural identity and high in professional quality.
The inaugural Hà Nội International Martial Arts Festival, the largest of its kind ever held in the capital city, opened spectacularly on August 7, featuring thousands of artists, martial artists and kungfu lovers in Hà Nội.
Participants have come from France, Switzerland, Germany, Thailand, Italy and other countries, in an event aimed at strengthening international exchange and promoting traditional Vietnamese martial arts to global audiences.
Long Phước is best known for its role in preserving and promoting traditional Vietnamese martial arts. Historically, monks practised martial arts to maintain physical fitness and safeguard ancient techniques.
It will feature around 2,000 martial arts masters, practitioners, athletes, coaches and performers from Vietnamese and international dojos and federations, including those from countries with long-established martial arts traditions.
Vietnamese Bùi Trường Sinh made an impressive win over Eric Balacoa of the Philippines in the LION Championship Mixed Martial Arts 32 which witnessed many victories of KO and submission over the weekend in Hà Nội.
Zhou Luo took his second win, showing his ability for the second time at the LION Championship 31 (LC 31), Việt Nam''s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) series, on May 9 in Hà Nội.
The event in Hà Nội on May 9 will feature nine bouts, including several highly anticipated matchups involving fighters from China and the Philippines as Vietnamese athletes continue testing themselves against international opponents.
The nation''s largest mixed martial arts series, LION Championship, will feature renowned fighters at its 31st event on May 9 at the Xuân Đỉnh Gymnasium in Hà Nội.
Lê Văn Tuần defended his belt and took the No. 1 place in the men''s 56kg of the LION Championship mixed martial arts series, beating Trần Trọng Kim in a crazy night at Hà Nội''s Xuân Đỉnh Gymnasium on April...