Events

The coach of the national football team Philippe Troussier has called up 31 players for training ahead of the FIFA Days, the Vietnam Football Federation said on August 29.

Vietnam concluded their 2023 AFF U23 Championship campaign in style, narrowly beating Indonesia in a nail-biting penalty shootout on August 26 to lift the overall trophy in a convincing fashion. Let’s take a look at Vietnam’s title defence route in Thailand.

Vietnamese teams won both gold and silver medals in the International Women's Volleyball Tournament - VTV Cup Ferroli 2023, which wrapped up in the northern province of Lao Cai on August 26.

A national badminton tournament for Vietnamese people in Laos kicked off on August 26 in Vientiane on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

After holding Indonesia to a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes of the final, Vietnam defeated their strong rivals 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship on August 26.

Vietnam won 11 golds and three silver medals at the first Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships which wrapped up in Hong Kong (China) on August 26.

The Vietnamese Xiangqi (Chinese chess) team has finalised a list of six athletes to participate in the upcoming 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China, according to the Sports Authority of Vietnam’s Xiangqi unit.

Vietnam's U23 team secured a convincing 4-1 victory against U23 Malaysia on August 24, becoming the first team to advance to the finals of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

Vietnamese athletes won six gold medals after two days of competition at the ongoing first 1st Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong (China).

Vietnam defeated the Philippines 1-0 on August 22 to top Group C and secure a semi-final match against Malaysia in the Southeast Asia U-23 Championship.

The 2023 VTV Cup Ferroli International Women's Volleyball Tournament officially opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on August 19.

Top swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang will be Vietnam's flag bearer at the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony next month in China.

FIFA has recently decided to provide the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) with two VAR (Video Assistant Referee) vehicles to use in the upcoming matches of the V-League.

The 16th "Swing for the Kids" annual charity golf tournament, organised by Vietnam Investment Review (VIR), will take place on October 12 at BRG Kings Island Golf Resort (Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi).

A football tournament of the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) took place on August 13 with the participation of six teams.

The VnExpress Marathon Marvelous Nha Trang 2023 event took place in Nha Trang city, the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, on August 13, with the participation of more than 11,000 domestic and foreign runners.

A Karate tournament of the Vietnamese community in Japan titled "Suzucho Karate-do Kanto Open 2023" took place at Tokyo dojo on August 12, bringing together dozens of athletes from Vietnamese karate clubs across the country.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the Indonesian Consulate General in the city organised ASEAN Fun Walk 2023 on August 12, drawing the participation of approximately 1,000 local and foreign runners.

VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup will be held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from August 19-26, after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese runners on August 6 won a lot of titles at the Manulife Da Nang International Marathon 2023 held in the central city of Da Nang.

The International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts wrapped up in Binh Dinh Province on August 5 after three days full of jubilant activities.

The Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang city in collaboration with the Pulse Active Company launched Manulife Da Nang International Marathon 2023 at a opening ceremony at Bien Dong (East Sea) park on August 5.

The Vietnamese women's football team arrived at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) at noon on August 3. A smaller group of seven players and coaching staff landed at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 11am.

At the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) 19 to be held in China in September, Vietnam aims for gold medals in seven out of the 31 sports that Vietnamese athletics will compete.

The 8th International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts opened in the south central province of Binh Dinh on August 2 night.

Nearly 1,000 runners across the country are taking part in the Ultra Trail Cao Bang 2023, which opened in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on August 1.

Vietnam officially wrapped up their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a 0-7 defeat against the Netherlands in their last Group E clash at New Zealand’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on August 1 afternoon.

Forward Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party with a stunning 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup Group A clash on Tuesday.

Vietnamese women’s karate team won the gold medal in kumite after beating Iranian team 2-0 in the final match on July 23 at the on-going 2023 Asian Senior Karate Championship in Malaysia.

The July 22 game between Vietnam and the US during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in New Zealand drew 6.26 million viewers, making it the most-watched football telecast in the US since last year’s men’s World Cup final, according to Fox Sports.