Voninam World Championships
The Vovinam World Championships, also known as the World Vovinam VietVoDao Championships, are the highest level of competition for Vovinam organized by the World Vovinam Federation (WVVF). __TOC__ List of world championships Source: All-time medal table The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2017 World Vovinam Championships: References

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Vovinam
Vovinam (short for ''Võ Việt Nam''; literally meaning Vietnamese Martial Arts, or vi, Việt Võ Đạo (越武道), meaning Vietnamese Way of Martial Arts) is a Vietnamese martial art, It was founded in 1938 by Nguyễn Lộc. It is based on traditional Vietnamese subjects and eclectic sources. Vovinam involves the use of the hands, elbows, legs, knees and weapons such as swords, knives, chisels, claws, fans. Students also learn how to deal with hand-held weapons, counter-attacks, lock-ups, and levers. Amongst Vietnamese martial arts, Vovinam is the largest and most developed in Vietnam with more than 60 schools around the world, including Poland, Belgium, Canada, Cambodia, Denmark, Germany, the United States, Morocco, Norway, Russia, France, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Italy, Australia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Spain, Algeria, Taiwan, Greece. The Chief of Vovinam Council now is Nguyễn Văn Chiếu. Vovinam is practiced with and without ...
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