Dominican Republic competitors won first places in the 7th World Cup of Martial Arts and Kung Fu, held this year in Budapest, Hungary. Deng Fu Xing, who is a naturalized Dominican and is the president of the Federación Internacional de Artes Marciales in the DR, won first and second place awards. Johnny Portorreal, who is vice president of the same federation, placed first in the Grand World Cup of Arms Exhibition. This is a repeat of the Dominican performance in the Sixth World Cup that was held in Argentina. The federation practices at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center at the Mirador del Sur Park on Sundays.
