A congress to set up Binh Duong province’s Vovinam Association for the 2012 and 2017 tenure was organized at Binh Duong School of Culture and Arts in TDM city on Dec.15, in attendance of 100 delegates representing more than 1,200  martial artists, martial art instructors and coaches across the province, especially Le Quoc An, chairman of the Vietnam Vovinam Federation, vice-chairman of the World Vovinam Federation together with representatives of the Vovinam Associations from provinces and cities in the southeastern region.

The congress elected an executive board of the province’s Voviman Association for the 2012 and 2017 with 15 members. Nguyen Hoang Hiep was nominated as chairman of the association while Bui Thanh Nhan, Vo Hung Phong and Nguyen Chi Thanh were nominated as vice-chairmen of the association. Nui Dang Hong Nhung was also nominated as general secretary of the association.

Reported by L.Vinh-H.Binh-Translated by K.T