Young people eagerly compete in the wrestling festival at Gam Pagoda

Huy Thu• DNUM_CBZADZCABJ 10:24

(Baonghean.vn) - With the continuous sound of drums, wrestlers eagerly compete, with the spirit of martial arts, the wrestling festival at Gam pagoda is attracting a large number of people to participate.

Like many wrestling arenas in Nam Dan, the wrestling force in the rice fields is mainly young people from communes with wrestling movements in the district. It is just an old tarp spread in the middle of the yard, but the wrestling arena in Gam pagoda, Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district has always been crowded with players and spectators in recent days.

In the wrestling rings, wrestlers show off all their skills, creating a fierce and exciting competition atmosphere.

The old and the young took turns beating the drums to cheer. The continuous sound of the drums made the wrestling festival even more exciting.

The "village wrestlers" participate in wrestling with the spirit of "having fun" without much technique but mainly using their own experience.

All wrestling participants are given gifts, depending on their age. In the photo: The children are also very "stylish" in the moves "holding the armpits, lifting the legs", "holding the head, holding the neck"... to suppress their opponents.

The wrestlers move back and forth, always trying to find each other's weaknesses to knock the opponent down. In the photo: A dangerous headlock. When the wrestlers are in a "forbidden" position, to avoid injury, the referee will "wrestle again".

To make the opponent lose, wrestlers must have strength, experience, technique, and also need to be agile, calm, and confident. Wrestlers of equal strength often hold out for quite a long time in each round.

The wrestling festival at Gam Pagoda not only demonstrates the martial spirit of the traditional countryside but also brings a joyful, exciting, and bustling atmosphere to local people during the festival days.