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  Grandmaster Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn during the ninth game of the men’s standard chess category on May 15. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Anh Tuấn Thanh Nga QUẢNG NINH — Grandmaster (GM) Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn brought home the first gold medal for Vietnamese chess on May 15. Sơn beat …

Brunei bags first gold in wushu VN win gold in running, javelin Hosts edge closer to football semis Perseverance pays off for pencak silat star Hà VNG supports triathlon team at SEA Games 31   With a 7-0 win against Cambodia, the Vietnamese women (white) have the biggest win of the SEA Games 31 football tournament …

VN women in football semi Brunei bags first gold in wushu Hosts edge closer to football semis Perseverance pays off for pencak silat star Hà VNG supports triathlon team at SEA Games 31 Thanh Hà  Nguyễn Thị Oanh (right) and Phạm Thị Hồng Lệ run in the women’s 5,000m event at the SEA Games 31 at the …

Hosts edge closer to football semis Perseverance pays off for pencak silat star Hà VNG supports triathlon team at SEA Games 31 VN women bag double gold in rowing Cute saola stuffed toy for SEA Games 31 Thanh Hà Brunei has landed its very first gold medal of the Games. Mohammad Adi Salihin …

Vietnam has surpassed Thailand to set a new nine streak goalless record in Southeast Asia after defeating Myanmar 1-0 Friday in the ongoing SEA Games 31. Prior to this year’s SEA Games, the U23 squad retained six clean sheets at regional tournaments. Vietnam defeated both Taiwan and Myanmar with the …

SEA Games Nguyễn Thị Oanh defends her women’s 1,500m event at the 31st SEA Games. – VnExpress News Photo Như Huy HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Oanh won the first gold of the 31st SEA Games on the second official day in athletics at Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium. Oanh defended her title …

Foreign tourists were impressed by the passion of Vietnamese football fans as they joined the cheering crowd at the Vietnam and Myanmar SEA Games match in Saigon Friday night.     ‘There is so much emotion’: Foreigners impressed with Vietnam football fans Khách nước ngoài ấn tượng Cổ động viên …

Although many veteran athletes are absent from this year’s SEA Games, Vietnam still have a strong roster of excellent individuals. Nguyen Thi Oanh is the current forerunner of Vietnamese athletics. In SEA Games 2017, she clinched the double gold medal in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter distances and helped Vietnam dominate …

On Saturday, Vietnam will continue to compete in major sports like swimming and athletics, along with finals in basketball, triathlon and rowing. – Swimming: seven events of SEA Games 31 swimming will take place today, with the qualifiers in the morning and the finals in the afternoon. – Athletics: finals …

Coach Velizar Popov was not happy with the referee work but impressed with Vietnam’s playing style when they defeated Myanmar 1-0 in SEA Games 31 Friday night. “If I have to choose the strongest team in this tournament, I’ll pick Vietnam. I’m not impressed with a particular player but I’m …