Tiếng ViệtTeacher Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tram of Hong Ha Primary School (Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City) surpassed 14 athletes to win the gold medal at the 7th World Vovinam Championship taking place in November 2023 at Phu Tho Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City).
The 7th World Vovinam Championship 2023 took place at Phu Tho Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City) from November 24 to 30. The tournament attracted 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories competing in 44 medal sets, including 26 Quyen events and 18 antagonism weight classes. Photo: Le Giang.
Athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tram is the representative of the Vietnamese Vovinam team competing in the female Long Ho Quyen event. Photo: Le Giang.
This girl born in 1992 performed excellently, scoring 275 points to surpass 14 of the world’s top athletes to be crowned champion. Photo: Le Giang.
Winning the first world gold medal of her career, Ngoc Tram shared: “I feel lucky and happy to be able to participate and compete for the national Vovinam team.” Photo: Le Giang.
Talking about her chance to come to this sport, Ngoc Tram said that when she was 14 years old, she started practicing Vovinam. After that, she was selected for the team, and devoted herself to Vovinam Vinh Long for about 12 years. When she got married in Ho Chi Minh City, she stopped practicing here. In early 2020, Ngoc Tram returned to coach and practice for the Ho Chi Minh City Vovinam team. After 2 years, she was called up to the national team and competed at the 31st SEA Games in 2022 in Vietnam. Since then, she has been a key figure because her achievements have always been stable in national competitions with gold medals. Photo: Le Giang.
Ngoc Tram is currently a Physical Education teacher at Hong Ha Primary School, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Sharing about the difficulties in the martial arts training process, Ms. Ngoc Tram said that the teaching profession has strict working hours. Meanwhile, she has to training regularly. So, doing both is not easy. Ngoc Tram always feels lucky to receive support from colleagues, students and family. Photo: Hong Ha Primary School.
Talking about future plans, Ngoc Tram hopes that Vovinam will be developed in schools, clubs, and even organized as an extracurricular activity. “Currently, my school is developing other subjects such as aerobics and chess. I hope that in the future, Vovinam will also be developed and expanded. The school has organized a martial arts and music competition, and in the near future we will promote this beneficial activity for students,” Tram shared. On November 14, 2023, Hong Ha Primary School organized a Vovinam – Flashmob Martial Arts Competition for Grade 4 students. The competition attracted the participation of 10 teams with elaborate, thoughtful and colorful staging. Photo: Hong Ha Primary School.
Sharing about teacher Ngoc Tram’s achievements, Ms. Bui Thi Hai Yen, Principal of Hong Ha Primary School, said: “Ms. Tram is a young, dynamic, enthusiastic teacher who always strives to achieve high results. The school is very happy, proud and honored to have a teacher participating in the national Vovinam team and bringing glory to the country, the city as well as the school.” Photo: Hong Ha Primary School.
Ngoc Tram also participated in the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May 2023. She competed in the Song Dao Phap event and brought home a silver medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation. Previously, at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, Tram won a bronze medal. Photo: Le Giang.
(Source: Dan Viet Newspaper)