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Vietnam seeded first for SEA Games 31 football

Vietnam seeded first for SEA Games 31 football

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 …

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Vietnam grandmaster makes history at Champion Chess Tour

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 …

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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 …

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Vietnam announces official song for SEA Games 31

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Vietnamese boxer lifts WBA Asia belt

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 …

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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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