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| Thua Thien Hue team ranked 3rd in the entire delegation in their first-time competition at the 2024 National Sambo Club Championship |
The 2024 National Sambo Club Championship was first organized from May 25 - 28, with the participation of 150 athletes from 14 provinces, cities and sectors including the People’s Army, Bac Giang, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Thua Thien Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, Hau Giang, Binh Phuoc, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
Athletes entered individual competitions for men and women in 2 events: Sport Sambo and Combat Sambo in 14 weight categories (from under 58kg to over 80kg).
Entering the tournament, the Thua Thien Hue delegation had 16 athletes, all from the Wrestling team, provided with additional training in Sambo, competing in both Sambo Sport and Sambo Combat. Their first-time participation and recent training notwithstanding, with their all-out efforts, the Thua Thien Hue team clinched 14 medals and ranked 3rd in the entire delegation.
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| Hue’s Sambo athletes on the glorious podium. Photo: Van Kien |
Among them, 4 golds went to athletes Nguyen Huynh Xuan Nhi (65kg category, Sambo Sport), Pham Van Co (64kg, Sambo Sport), Nguyen Van Quang (98+kg, Sambo Combat) and Doan Thi Kim Oanh (54kg, Sambo Combat); 4 silvers from athletes Hoang Ngoc Trinh (72kg, Sambo Sport), Nguyen Van Quang (98+kg, Sambo Sport), Ho Dang Trong Khanh (98kg, Sambo Sport), Hoang Ngoc Trinh (72kg, Sambo combat); 6 bronzes from athletes Ngo Le Thao Nguyen (80kg, Sambo Sport), Doan Thi Kim Oanh (54kg, Sambo Sport), Ngo Le Thao Nguyen (80kg, Sambo Combat), Phan Ngo Thien (58kg, Sambo Combat), Pham Thi An Binh (54kg, Sambo Combat) and Hoang Thi Anh Tho (59kg, Sambo Combat).
According to Coach Dinh Van Kien, Hue's Wrestling Division, Sambo is a martial art developed grounded on the crystallization and gathering of the foundation of traditional wrestling arts of the peoples of the former Soviet Union. This sport has selectively inherited the essence of other martial arts. This is also among the four martial arts whose official tournaments have been organized worldwide.
The 2024 National Sambo Club Championship, first organized on a nationwide scale, is an opening for athletes to compete and improve their professional qualifications, whereby the National Sambo team can be supplemented with brilliant athletes for international tournaments. With achievements of 4 golds, 4 silvers, and 6 bronzes, ranking 3rd in the entire delegation in their first-time competition, Hue wrestling in particular and Thua Thien Hue sports in general have ceaselessly affirmed their brand in major arenas.