The 9th Pencak Silat Asian Championship in 2025 will be held in Ha Tinh from July 24 to 30 with the participation of athletes from 10 countries in Asia including: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Laos, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
The teams competed in 32 events corresponding to 32 sets of medals, divided into two groups: Tanding and performance (seni).
The competition group includes 24 events corresponding to 24 weight categories, including 13 men's weight categories and 11 women's weight categories.
The performance rights section has 8 contents including: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, men's teamwork, women's teamwork, men's creativity, women's creativity.
In the final result, the Vietnamese athlete delegation ranked first with a total of 17 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 7 bronze medals.
Second place is the Malaysian athletics delegation with a total of 7 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 4 bronze medals.
Ranked 3rd is the Indonesian athletics delegation with 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 2 bronze medals.
The next order is Singapo, Philippines, Thailand, Inner Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Laos.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the tournament, Mr. Duong Tat Thang - Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee, Head of the tournament organizing committee affirmed: After days of exciting and dramatic competition, with a spirit of solidarity, honesty and nobility, the 2025 Pencak Silat Asian tournament held in Ha Tinh province has officially ended and had a great success.
Mr. Duong Tat Thang congratulated the athletes who competed with all their might, contributed to beautiful matches and achieved many outstanding achievements.
The Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province said that the tournament is not only a top competition venue for Pencak Silat athletes, but also an opportunity to strengthen friendship and promote cultural and sports exchange between countries in the region and the world.
