For the first time in history, Vietnam topped the SEA Games rankings despite not being its host, which affirms the growth of Vietnam's sports in the region. But in order to get out of the prejudice of the games of the so-called "low-lying areas", Vietnamese sports need more radical and sustainable steps towards higher goals such as the Asian Games (Asiad) and the Olympic Games.
Vietnamese athletes did not earn a ticket to the Olympic Games, although they completed better than expected and reached the top 10 at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championship in Nomi, Japan, on March 19.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung met with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on October 18.
Vietnamese martial artists bagged two gold medals at the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA) World Muay Thai Championships 2021 held in Thailand.
Securing a berth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been a turning point in the sporting careers of Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu - the first Vietnamese archers to qualify for the world’s largest sporting event.
The host Vietnam will hold an online conference with regional countries on July 21 and 22 to announce the list of sports at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (Para Games 11), which are scheduled for 2021.
More than 130 athletes of 10 teams across the country are competing at the 2019 national excellent shooter tournament, which kicked off in Hanoi on July 22.
Vietnamese sport sector has recently gained impressive achievements at regional and global competitions. These were attributed to the Party and State's support.
Vietnam athletes will leave today for the 2017 Summer Universiade, the world sport games for students which will be organised in Chinese Taipei from August 19-30.
Vietnam’s shooting star Hoang Xuan Vinh remains in the top spot of the world men’s 10m air pistol October rankings of the International Shooting Sport Federation.
Vietnamese rowers Ta Thanh Huyen and Ho Thi Ly finished third at the semifinals C/D of the Rowing Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls on August 11 after the event was one day delayed due to strong wind.
Vu Thi Trang is hard at work preparing for her upcoming competition, getting her rackets and shuttles ready, warming up, and starting her training with a senior teammate in Brazil.
Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh on August 10 won the second medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil, coming second in the men’s 50-metre pistol shooting event.
