“Power of the Arm” performance by circus artists Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep of the Ho Chi Minh City Circus Troupe won three prizes at the13th International Circus Festival in Italy from October 13-17.

The awards include a silver medal and two minor titles given by the world’s leading circus groups, Monte Carlo Circus and Cirque du Soleil.
The “Power of the Arm” performance had earlier won the first prize at the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia young circus talent competition in 2009 and a gold medal at the Hanoi International Circus Festival 2010.
Russia and Italy won three gold medals, while Romania and Cuba both won silver medals.
The circus festival attracted artists from the US, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Spain, France, Mexico, Columbia, Hungary, Finland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cuba, Vietnam and Italy.