Sports

The official uniforms of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) were unveiled at a ceremony held on November 29 in Ha Noi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed confidence that Vietnamese athletes and coaches will compete with perseverance, resilience, and courage at the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Thailand, striving for the highest possible results.

The Korean Game Week 2025 will take place from November 28 to 30 on Floor 5 of OEG Stadium, Cho Mo Shopping Centre, located at 459C Bach Mai Street, Bach Mai Ward, Ha Noi, according to the Korean Cultural Centre in Viet Nam.

The 2025 Army Sports Festival officially wrapped up at the National Military Training Centre 4 (Ha Noi) on the afternoon of November 25.

Ha Noi hosted the 105th Asian Athletics Council Meeting on November 24, spotlighting Viet Nam’s rising stature in the continent’s track-and-field landscape.

The Ha Noi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) in cooperation with the Ha Noi Municipal Department of Culture and Sports (HDCS) launched the Friendship Tennis Tournament on November 22.

A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.

Viet Nam secured a 2-0 victory over Laos in the second-leg match of the Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at Chao Anouvong Stadium in Vientiane on November 19 evening.

By winning another gold medal in men’s classic bodybuilding on the final competition day, Viet Nam concluded the 16th World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championship 2025 with three runner-up titles.

Le Tuan Minh won Viet Nam’s two gold medals in chess at the Asian Mind Sports Conference & Festival, which closed on November 15 in Singapore.

The 2025 National Kickboxing Club Championship officially opened in Can Tho City on November 11, bringing together 21 teams with a total of 349 coaches and athletes from across the country.

Viet Nam will host the Asian Esports Championships (ECA 2025) for the first time from November 19–22 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, marking a milestone in the country’s growing presence on the global esports stage, the Viet Nam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA) has announced.

The draw for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup finals took place on November 5 in Jakarta, Indonesia – the tournament’s host nation from January 27 to February 7, 2026. This marks the second time Indonesia has staged the continental event, after the first in 2002.

At the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships recently concluded in Hai Phong, the Viet Nam national rowing team once again made waves by securing six gold medals in the women’s events, propelling the Vietnamese delegation into the continent’s leading group.

The final matches of the “Felet Viet Nam International Series 2025” Badminton Tournament took place at the Bac Ninh Provincial Sports Gymnasium on the evening of November 2 after six days of exciting competition. The Vietnamese team won two Gold Medals in the men’s and women’s singles.

Eight Vietnamese female athletes and their coaches are undergoing an intensive training programme in Caen city, France's Normandy region, as part of preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

The Vietnamese youth golf team concluded a memorable journey at the 2025 Asian Youth Games held at the Royal Golf Club in Bahrain from October 23 to 25, earning two proud silver medals.

Tien Phong Newspaper held a press conference on October 22 in Ha Noi to announce the upcoming Tien Phong Golf Championship 2025, which is set to tee off on November 15 at the Legend Valley Country Club in Ninh Binh Province.

The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships concluded in Hai Phong on October 19 with Viet Nam’s national rowing team winning six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, affirming its growing stature in regional rowing.

The Viet Nam U17 women’s football team on October 17 clinched a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong (China), securing their place in the finals of the 2026 AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup.