As the defending champions, U23 Vietnam are the first seeded team at SEA Games 31 for both men’s and women’s football. Along with Vietnam, Thailand are also the first seed, having won 2017 SEA Games. That means, Vietnam and Thailand will not be in the same group. The group stage …
Read More »Oman national team arrive in Hanoi for World Cup qualifiers
The Oman national football team have arrived in Hanoi to prepare for their upcoming World Cup qualifier with Vietnam on Thursday. About 50 members of the team landed at Noi Bai International Airport on Monday night. For this match, Oman head coach Branko Ivankovic has brought along many new faces, …
Read More »Oman national team arrives in Hanoi for World Cup qualifiers
The Oman national football team have arrived in Hanoi to prepare for their upcoming World Cup qualifier with Vietnam on Thursday. About 50 members of the team landed at Noi Bai International Airport on Monday night. For this match, Oman head coach Branko Ivankovic has brought along many new faces, …
Read More »Vietnam grandmaster makes history at Champion Chess Tour
Le Quang Liem claimed 27 points after 11 games at Charity Cup, the best start in the history of the prestigious grand series Champion Chess Tour. He broke the record established by Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, who got 26 points at Airthings Masters, the first event of Champion Chess Tour …
Read More »Local runners top Đà Nẵng International Marathon
Men’s 42km athletes get awards from the organising committee of the 2022 Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon. Vietnamese Bùi Văn Đà and Trần Thị Hoa won the men’s and women’s 42km events. — Photo courtesy of the World Marathon Company and Pulse Active ĐÀ NẴNG — Vietnamese marathoners Bùi Văn Đà and …
Read More »Vietnam announces official song for SEA Games 31
‘Hay Toa Sang’ (Let’s Shine) was chosen as the official song of SEA Games 31, which will take place in Vietnam in May. “Let’s Shine”, composed by songwriter Huy Tuan, was selected among hundreds of songs sent to the organizer. It’s a slow-tempo, upbeat song that focuses on several topics …
Read More »Paralympian powerlifter Công awarded Labour Order
Powerlifter Lê Văn Công celebrates after a successful lift at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. He has been honoured with a Labour Order for his Paralympic silver medal during the Việt Nam’s Glory event yesterday in Hà Nội. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Lê Văn Công was honoured with a Labour …
Read More »National Golf Championship set to be part of VGA tour
The opening ceremony of the National Golf Championship – VinFast Cup 2022 in Hà Nội on March 21. Photo Tuoitre.vn HÀ NỘI — The National Golf Championship (VinFast Cup 2022), which is part of the Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) from 2022, will officially take place on April 19-24 at …
Read More »Vietnamese boxer lifts WBA Asia belt
Le Huu Toan defeated Thai boxer Kitidech Hirunsuk to claim the minimum weight WBA Asia belt on Sunday night. After 12 rounds at Saigon Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City, Toan beat Hirunsuk to lift the belt. The Thai referee gave him a score of 115-113 and the two …
Read More »Việt Nam win silver, bronzes at continental kurash champs
Kurash Trần Thị Thanh Thủy of Việt Nam (left) poses with other athletes winning medals in the Asian Kurash Championship’s women’s over-87kg class. Photo of Nguyễn Tuấn Học HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam won four medals at the Asian Kurash Championship, which closed on March 21 in Tajikistan. Trần Thị Thanh Thủy took silver …
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