The first teams competing in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh ahead of schedule.
On February 17, the People’s Committee of Son La City organised the Olympic Running Day for the health of the entire population in Chieng Den Commune, Son La City, Son La Province.
Weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh of Vietnam won a bronze in the men's 61kg category at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championship on February 4 in Uzbekistan, helping him earn more points for his Olympic place.
Vietnamese runner Hoang Nguyen Thanh has broken the national marathon record held for 21 years after finishing the race in 2 hours 18 minutes 43 seconds at the Asian Marathon Championships on January 21.
The Vietnamese men’s national football team unfortunately conceded on the penalty spot and lost 0-1 to Indonesia in the second match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup on January 19.
Defender Pham Xuan Manh has said the Vietnamese national team is determined to secure all three points against Indonesia when the two sides meet on January 19 in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals.
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has appointed two female referees of Vietnam – Le Thi Ly from Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Thi Phuong from Hai Phong, to work in the third qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Athletes Ha Minh Thanh, Phan Xuan Chuyen and Vu Tien Nam on January 14 joined the 25m standard pistol event, the final competition for Vietnamese shooters at the 2024 Asian Shooting Championships in Jakarta.
The Dien Bien Phu Marathon 2024 unfolded amidst the picturesque landscapes in Dien Bien Phu city of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on January 14, with 1,500 athletes at home and abroad taking part.
The Vietnamese team on January 13 won a silver medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2024 which is being held in Indonesia.
Vietnamese racers will compete in the Formula 1 powerboat race F1H20 Grand Prix and Aquabike Grand Prix 2024, which are scheduled to be held in the south-central province of Binh Dinh in late March, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Anh Tuan.
Vietnam’s Trinh Thu Vinh and Pham Quang Huy won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team category of the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2024 which is being held in Indonesia, the Vietnamese shooting team’s training board announced on January 9.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Asia 14 & Under Development Championships 2024 regional qualifying officially opened on January 8 in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
In 2023, Vietnamese sports led the medal rankings at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) but only won three gold medals at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19). These results showed that the training orientation of the sports sector has still focused on regional arenas, not on larger arenas at the continental and world levels.
The Vietnamese men’s national football team wrapped up the year 2023 with the first place in Southeast Asia, 15th in Asia and 94th in the world in FIFA's latest rankings.
The ASEAN – Japan conference on gender equality will be held in Hanoi on January 9-12, 2024, under the theme of “Comprehensive approach for gender equality in and through sports”, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 11.
Vietnamese wrestlers dominated the 2023 Southeast Asian Wrestling Championships which concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on December 10, clinching the top position with 26 gold medals.
Some 1,000 runners from Vietnam, China and countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) participated in the first International Friendship Marathon 2023, taking place in the border city of Mong Cai, Vietnam's northern border province of Quang Ninh, on December 3.
Vietnamese chess player Lai Ly Huynh has defended his championship in the men’s individual rapid xiangqi (Chinese chess) category at the 18th World Xiangqi Championship which wrapped up on November 25 in the US.
The second Open Putaleng Long Distance Paragliding Tournament 2023 kicked off in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 24.
The 7th World Vovinam Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, with the participation of more than 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories worldwide.
Vietnam will share the same Group D with Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia, according to the result of a draw conducted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on November 23 for 16 teams in the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup finals slated for April 15-May 3.
Vietnamese sharpshooters have secured nine gold medals at the ongoing 45th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2023 in China’s Taiwan.
Vietnam won eight gold, six silver and four bronze medals at the 14th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships and Congress held in Wonju, the Republic of Korea, on November 9-11.
The football tournament “FAVIJA KANSAI CUP 2023” was held on November 12 in Japan’s Shiga prefecture with the participation of 20 teams of overseas Vietnamese and Japanese people.
The Vietnamese women's football team’s dream went up in smoke after they lost 0-2 to Japan in a Group C match of the 2024 Paris Olympics second qualifying round.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is among the top three nominees for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Diamond of Asia accolade presented to its best member association of the year at the upcoming AFC Annual Awards.