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  Quàng Thị Thu Nghĩa of Việt Nam (right) beats Malaysian Siti Rahmah Binti Mohamed Nasir 39-32 to win the women’s U75kg category in pencak silat on May 16. – VnExpress News Photo Như Huy HÀ NỘI — Quàng Thị Thu Nghĩa cried when she was as announced champion in the …

On Tuesday, Vietnam will continue to vie for medals in swimming, fencing, athletics and many more. – Swimming: there will be finals of seven events. – Athletics: six events will conclude. – Pétanque: final of mixed doubles and mixed triples. – Canoeing: qualifiers and final of 1,000m event. – Archery: …

  Singaporean players Jin Yujia and Wong Jia Ying Crystal  (red) play against  Albo Airah Mae Nicole and Pomar Thea Marie of the Philippines in the women’s doubles on May 16 at the Bắc Giang Sports Competition Hall. —  VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam By Việt Thắng HÀ NỘI – Việt …

Malaysia were held to a draw by Cambodia Monday and ended up second in their group, meaning they will face Vietnam in the SEA Games men’s football semifinal this week. A 2-2 with Cambodia caused Malaysia to lose the top group position to Thailand, who deafeated Laos 1-0 also on …

  Vietnamese cyclist Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh celebrates her win in the women’s mountain bike cross-country Olympic category on May 16. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Trọng Đạt Thanh Nga HÒA BÌNH — Vietnamese cyclist Đinh Thị Như Quỳnh defended her gold medal in the women’s mountain bike cross-country Olympic category …

  Bùi Thị Thu Thảo training for the SEA Games 31. — Photo courtesy of Thảo Thanh Nga The SEA Games 31 marks the return of Bùi Thị Thu Thảo in the long jump category which will start today in Hà Nội. “I am ready for the event and to devote …

Six Vietnam players, who found themselves simultaneously offside during their SEA Games 31 football match against Timor Leste, have stirred heated discussion among regional football fans. In the eighth minute of the Sunday match, with the score 0-0, Vietnamese midfielder Le Van Do tried to cross inside from a free …

  Thailand (blue) will meet the Philippines in the semi–finals, after a 5-0 win over Laos. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Anh Tuấn HOÀNG HỒ QUẢNG NINH — After the final matches of Group B on May 15 in Cẩm Phả Stadium, Việt Nam’s women’s football team will face Myanmar in the semi-finals.  …

Anh Đức VIỆT TRÌ — Việt Nam have qualified for the semi-finals of the SEA Games 31 men’s football event as Group A winners, after winning 2-0 against Timor-Leste in the final group game on May 15 in Việt Trì Stadium. Việt Nam fielded a team full of young under-23 players, …

Bodybuilders from the Philippines were left heartbroken on Sunday after being barred from competing at the ongoing SEA Games for failing to fulfill anti-doping rules. The bodybuilding team of eight men and one woman were set to fly home from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi just as they should have been …