Events

A wrestling “gold rush” on the afternoon of December 18 added to Viet Nam’s growing medal tally at the 33rd SEA Games.

Viet Nam secured its first gold medal on December 18 at the 33rd SEA Games following an impressive performance in the men’s team relay duathlon event.

After being denied a legitimate goal by a referee’s erroneous decision during regulation time in the women’s football final at the 2025 SEA Games, Viet Nam’s women were unable to secure a fifth consecutive SEA Games gold medal, eventually losing 5–6 in a penalty shoot-out.

December 17 marked one of Viet Nam’s most successful days at the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with the country's athletes claiming gold medals in several of their traditional strengths, including rowing, shooting, and pencak silat, boosting Viet Nam's position in the overall medal standings.

Viet Nam sustained their upward momentum at the 33rd SEA Games as pencak silat and rowing once again delivered golds, pushing the nation’s total haul to 53 gold medals on December 17 morning.

Track-and-field athletes of Viet Nam continued to shine on the evening of December 16, winning important medals and reaffirming their leading position in the region at the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Thailand.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16 to see off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 13th ASEAN Para Games in Thailand.

The Vietnamese sports delegation made an impressive start to the December 16 competition day at the 33rd SEA Games, with rowing delivering the first gold medal of the day, further affirming the country’s strength in its traditional events.

The 11th Ha Noi Sports Festival was solemnly opened at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Arena in Ha Noi, on December 15. The festival is one of the activities celebrating the success of Party congresses at all levels and the 18th Congress of the Ha Noi Party Organisation, in the lead-up to the 14th National Party Congress.

Vietnamese athletics continued to boost the national delegation’s medal tally at the 33rd SEA Games by winning two more gold medals on December 15 and reaffirming its role as one of Viet Nam’s main gold medal sources.

Viet Nam’s U22 team booked their place in the men’s football final at the 33rd SEA Games after a hard-fought 2–0 victory over the Philippines in the semi-final on December 15.

The six gold medals secured at SEA Games 33 not only ensured Viet Nam retained top spot in karate, but also completed an unprecedented hat-trick following its successes at SEA Games 31 and 32.

With the double triumph, Viet Nam’s wushu team fulfilled its medal targets at the Games.

As of 21:30 on December 14, Viet Nam had won a total of 35 gold, 32 silver and 63 bronze medals. This haul, however, was not enough to move them back into second place, as Indonesia enjoyed a stronger day with seven additional golds.

Viet Nam’s female karatekas on the afternoon of December 14 defeated Thailand 2-0 in the women’s team karate event, securing the Vietnamese delegation’s third gold medal of the day.

The Vietnamese sports delegation continued to make impressive performance on December 13, winning six more gold medals to raise its total to 30 after four days of competition at the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Viet Nam's martial arts teams continued their strong performance on December 13 at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand, with karate and taekwondo leading the charge through multiple gold medals.

The second official competition day of the 33rd SEA Games (December 11) marked a strong surge by the Viet Nam sports delegation, as Vietnamese athletes secured a series of valuable medals across a range of Olympic sports.

Athletes of athletics, pétanque, and swimming consecutively brought home important gold medals on December 12, marking a brilliant day for Viet Nam at the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand.

Representatives from Viet Nam and five other ASEAN member states convened on December 11 to finalise key matters concerning the operation of the newly formed Southeast Asia Mixed Martial Arts Association (SEAMMAA), on the sidelines of the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand.