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| Southeast Asian Games gold medallist Nguyen Hoang Ngan. |
Up to 250 martial artists from 32 teams will be taking part in the National Karate Championship, part of the sixth National Sports Games, at Quang Ngai Gymnasium on September 4-9.
They will compete for 22 sets of medals.
Hoping to top the leader board, Ha Noi have recalled Southeast Asian Games gold medallist Nguyen Hoang Ngan.
Ngan, who won the 15th World Championship in Greece in 2006, is currently attending a four-year training course in Japan, ahead of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in November.
Members of the national karatedo team, who are training at the Ha Noi-based National Sports Centre, will also be representing their local teams at the event.
Later, the national team will be taking part in the Indonesia Open on September 23-26 and the Turkey Open on September 14-20.
Viet Nam\'s last international tournament before the Asian Games will be the World Karatedo Championship in Serbia in mid-October.
