Cao Vo Ngoc Long poses with the national flag after winning the men’s high jump event at the second Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Thailand on May 22 (Photo:nld.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam won three silvers on the last day of the second AsianYouth Athletics Championships which closed in Bangkok on May 23.
NguyenTrung Cuong took his medal in the boys’ 2,000m steeplechase event. Cuong ran itin 6min 1.16sec.
HasanSaad Alasdi of Iraq took top place (5:58.34) and Mohammed Al Suleimani of Omanwas at third (6:13.33).
Thesecond silver for Vietnam came through Le Thi Hong Han in the girls’ 400mhurdles event with a time of 60.66sec.
China’sYina Liang won the gold with a time 0.63sec faster than Han. She set a newtournament record. The old one was 61.27sec set by Yamani DulanjaleeMudiyanselage of Sri Lanka in 2015.
PeiShan Wu of Chinese Taipei came third, timing 60.87. Han’s teammate Bui ThiTrang was at fourth position (61.80).
NgoThi Khanh Ny bagged the last silver in the girls’ 2,000m steeplechase, clocking7:04.25.
Shewas a little slower than the winner, Kim Hyang Suk from the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea (DPRK), who finished with 7:02.77.
Thebronze went to Kim Mi Hae, also from the DPRK, on 7:10.82.
Vietnamcompleted the championships with one gold and five silvers.
Thegold medal went to Cao Vo Ngoc Long in the boys’ high jump on May 22.
Earlier,his teammates grabbed two silvers: Doan Thu Hang took one in the girls’ 3,000mand Nguyen Lan Anh the other in girls’ high jump.
Cuong,Ny, Han and Trang earned their berths to compete at the InternationalAssociation Athletics Federation’s World U18 Championship in Kenya in July.
The final resultplaced Vietnam at the eight position in the medal tally.
Chinawas on top with 16 golds. Chinese Taipei (six) and India (five) were second andthird, respectively.-VNA
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games winner Le Trong Hinh was involved in a traffic accident and may not be able to defend his title at the upcoming games in Malaysia.
More than 5,000 domestic and foreign marathon athletes will join the fifth Da Nang International Marathon, the biggest of its kind central Vietnam, which is scheduled on August 6.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Cao Vo Ngoc Long poses with the national flag after winning the men’s high jump event at the second Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Thailand on May 22 (Photo:nld.com.vn) 
