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Triathlon Hà Văn Nhật poses with the national flag at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Nhật is the best triathlete of Thanh Hóa Province. VNA/VNS Photo THANH HÓA — Triathlon has become popular in Thanh Hóa Province, with athletes recording remarkable results locally and internationally. The sport is expected …

  Bùi Thị Thảo Ngân (left) competes in the World Vovinam Championship in November in HCM City. Ngân wins the gold medal in the women’s 66kg class. Photo tienphong. vn HÀ NỘI — 2023 will be the most successful year so far for vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) fighter Bùi …

The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumors of cheating and a bad behavior scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub. Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, has been hugely popular for hundreds of …

Mano Polking, former head coach of Thailand national football, will take over Vietnamese club Cong An Ha Noi (CAHN), replacing South Korean coach Gong Oh-kyun next month. CAHN informed their players about the change in coaching staff on Monday. Tran Tien Dai will be the interim manager of the team …

Phúc, Vĩnh win Sơn Trà Run Challenge   Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc takes the victory podium for the women’s 26km Sơn Trà Mountain Race. Phúc won the first prize in one hour and 58.32 minutes. Photo courtesy of VTV8     ĐÀ NẴNG — Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc and Võ …

Coach Philippe Troussier has left out a number of key players who played in the 2019 Asian Cup for this edition that kicks off in Qatar in mid-January. He has replaced them with new young players. Only eight are left from the last event, including goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, defenders …

The Vietnamese volleyball duo Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh and Doan Thi Lam Oanh enjoyed victory in their first game for Thai club Chonburi E-Tech. Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh celebrates with Pleumjit Thinkaow during her debut game for Thai club Chonburi E-Tech on Dec. 24, 2023. Photo by Chonburi E-Tech Trinh, …

Race walking People train every morning at Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake. — Photo of Hồ Gươm Walk Racing Team Thanh Hà Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc has walked and walked and walked for nearly two decades and her passion for race walking has never stopped. The national No. 1 race …

Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm. Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has released a comprehensive list of winners throughout the history of the World Blitz Chess Championship, and among them is Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm, who secured the title in 2013. In 2013, Liêm …

  Coach Vũ Tiến Thành. — Photo thanhnien.vn HÀ NỘI — Coach Vũ Tiến Thành has been appointed as the director of LPBank Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Football Academy. Thành said after starting his new role: “I have a great affection for the HAGL team and HAGL Academy. When Đoàn …