A team of 32 Vietnamese karate martial artists has departed for the
Philippines to take part in the 2nd Southeast Asian Karatedo
Championships to be held in Pampanga from April 18 to 21.
The
annual competition is expected to bring together hundreds of stellar
artists from nine countries across the region including Vietnam,
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Brunei,
Myanmar and the Philippines.
In the debut tournament last
year, Vietnam ranked fourth overall with a total of five gold, seven
silver and 12 bronze medals, behind leaders Malaysia (9, 4, 3),
runners-up Indonesia (8, 9, 12) and third placed Thailand (7, 8, 16).