The number of martial artists in this tournament increased approximately two times from the first one held in 2009. They competed for 80 sets of medals in 18 fighting and 22 performance events in both men’s and women’s categories. During three days of competition, viewers had a chance to see spectacular performances of the martial artists. In the men’s leg-attacking contest, a strong point of Vovinam, four French athletes surprised the viewer with impressive kicks to lock their rival’s neck. Although they could not beat the host country, they were still happy for their successful performance. With 20 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, Vietnam became the champion, followed by Iran and France respectively. 

There is a new regulation at this tournament. Each country was allowed to register not more than 8/13 male, 4/6 female and 2/3 combining performance contents. Furthermore, each team only took part in not over 8 men’s and 4 women’s fighting categories. All aimed to create opportunities for the countries where Vovinam is developing to participate in and obtain better achievements.
This championship witnessed the progress of Vovinam martial artists from France, Italy, Russia, and Algeria, an increasing number of participants of Asian Vovinam members such as Iran and India and achievements of ASEAN countries like Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.
The tournament ended, leaving a long-lasting impression on Vovinam enthusiasts. What is most memorable was the story of three martial artists from Morocco, Elabdelaoui Salaheddinenh, Elarche Mohammed (IT engineer) and Nabigh Latifa (homemaker), who had to borrow money from a bank to come to Vietnam, the cradle of the marvelous martial arts. They said: “At first we practiced Vovinam as a sport but the more we became attached to it the more we recognized it as a deontological martial art, teaching us solidarity. We faced many difficulties in our lives and the philosophy of Vovinam helped us feel confident to overcome all.”
In regard to the development direction of Vovinam in the future, Nguyen Danh Thai, Chairman of the Vietnam Olympic Committee and Chairman of the World Vovinam Federation, said: “Vietnam will send many excellent martial arts masters to other countries to help develop this martial arts. We have made efforts to make Vovinam recognized by the World Olympic Committee and the sports committees of countries as an official sporting event in global competitions”.