Chaos and confusion reigned on Wednesday as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men’s Olympic football tournament, but only after a late equalizer for the South American side was disallowed and the final minutes were played out in an empty stadium following crowd trouble. Argentina thought …
Read More »Vietnamese athletes can get $1M for winning Olympic gold medal
Vietnamese athletes who win an Olympic gold can get as much as US$1 million in reward, plus other bonuses. The Vietnamese government has announced that an athlete who wins an Olympic gold medal will receive VND350 million ($13,800), VND220 million for a silver medal and VND140 million for a bronze. …
Read More »Chinese swimmers get 418 doping tests before Paris Olympics
World Aquatics has carried out its most rigorous drug testing program ever in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, with 418 tests on Chinese swimmers. Since the beginning of January, 2,145 anti-doping tests have been conducted on Games athletes, overseen by the International Testing Agency. Including tests by other organizations, …
Read More »Việt Nam win first match at international Future Stars
Việt Nam beat Canadian Elite U21 3-2 in the Future Stars 2024’s Group B action in China on July 22. Volleyball Vietnamese players (in blue) seen in action during the match against theCanada Elite U21 team at the Future Stars 2024 on July 22 in China. Việt Nam won 3-2. …
Read More »Brazilian Roland assigned to lead U16 team
The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) has appointed Cristiano Roland as head coach of the national U16 team, hoping to gain some positive results at the upcoming 2025 AFC U17 Cup’s qualification. Football Cristiano Roland will take charge of the national U16 team ahead of the 2025 AFC U17 Cup. Photo …
Read More »Vietnamese coach wants to sign Luka Modric
Hoang Anh Tuan, former U23 Vietnam coach and newly appointed manager of V. League club Becamex Binh Duong, said he wants Croatian football legend Luka Modric as the new signing. “I want to bring the best players to Binh Duong. But it depends on the club, the contract and the …
Read More »Australia Olympic team aware of alleged rape of Australian woman in Paris
The Australian Olympic team is aware of allegations by an Australian woman that she was raped in Paris, the team’s chief said on Tuesday, urging the nation’s athletes to take extra care during the Paris Games amid heightened security concerns. The Paris prosecutor’s office said police were investigating the allegations …
Read More »Chef-de-Mission Việt looks at Việt Nam’s Olympic preparation, goals
Chef-de-Mission Đặng Hà Việt reviewed the national athletes’ effort to secure their tickets and spoke about their targets over the 17-days of competitions at the Olympics. Olympics Coaches, athletes and officials pose for photos at the Việt Nam Team’s send-off ceremony on July 17. The team will leave for the Paris …
Read More »Việt Nam Olympians arrive in France for competitions
Those touching down in France are part of the rowing, cycling, archery, boxing, judo and shooting teams. Olympics Shooter Trịnh Thu Vinh in action during training in Hungary last week. She is one of Việt Nam’s medal hopes at the Paris Olympics/ Photo sggp.org.vn HÀ NỘI — The first Vietnamese athletes …
Read More »Fighters win golds at Southeast Asian Kurash Championship titles
This was the first regional championship and featured competitions for seniors, cadets, juniors and children. Việt Nam, with 16 strong martial artists, were one of eight teams taking part. Kurash Vietnamese kurash martial artists pose for photo after winning nine gold medals at the first regional championship from July 18-21 in Malaysia. Photo …
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