Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese sport wrapped up a 💫successful 2015 at international tournaments with 457 gold, ▨355 silver and 321 bronze medals.
The 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) was the final leg of the year for Vietnamese sport before it continues new races to earn official tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympics, which is scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5-21.
Vietnam’s ability has been confirmed in Southeast Asia, as in the recent SEA Games, it was always in the top three in the medal tally.
However, in a professional world competition like the Olympics, Vietnam is yet to get a firm foothold, proven by its failure at the London 2012 Olympics - with no medals at all.
With lessons from London four years ago, Vietnamese sport has made more careful preparations for the upcoming event. It has taken a string of measures to realise a strategy on developing sports and physical training by 2020, with a master plan on developing the Vietnamese stature in 2011-2030.
Encouraging initial results have been seen with a generation of young, talented athletes who have made impressive achievements in regional, continental and world arenas.
Among them are swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, who pocketed eight gold medals and set eight new records at SEA Games 28, six golds at the Southeast Asia Age Group Championships, and one silver and two bronze medals at the 2015 International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup series; and Phan Thi Ha Thanh, who won two gold and one silver medals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cups in Qatar and Bulgaria.
Weightlifter Khong My Phuong bagged one gold and one silver in the girls’ 44kg category at the World Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship in Peru.
At a conference to launch the General Department of Sports and Physical Education’s 2016 tasks, deputy head Tran Duc Phan said that the general department had selected 45 athletes for Olympics qualifying tournaments with a goal of earning at least 15 tickets to the event.
The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics is expected to lure more than 13,000 athletes from 206 countries and territories competing in 28 sport events.-VNA
Nineteen-year-old swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has earned the Victory Cup, the first ever national sport ‘Oscar' award, as voted by fans and sports journalists and experts from around Vietnam.
Forty-five excellent athletes are getting special training and treatment to prepare for Olympics qualifying tourneys, the General Department of Sports and Physical Education said.
Vietnam’s cinematic appeal lies in its diverse settings, from terraced mountains and limestone karsts to bustling markets and ancient towns. Its mix of ethnic vibes, buzzing street life, and old traditions gives directors a goldmine for storytelling.
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.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
