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Viet Nam will compete against Thailand, Qatar and Singapore at an U23 international friendly football tournament, scheduled to take place from November 10 to 14 at Pleiku Stadium in Gia Lai Province.

Viet Nam’s para-sports team have settled into its accommodation in Japan and begun training ahead of the Asian Para Games 2026, with the aim of winning gold.

Viet Nam’s U17 women’s football team secured a place at the 2027 AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup finals after a 2–0 win over Kyrgyzstan in their final Group D qualifier at Ba Ria Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, on October 11.

According to the latest FIFA World Ranking released by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the Viet Nam national team remain 99th in the world with 1,231.29 points.

Immediately after the Viet Nam women’s sepak takraw team won the gold medal in the women’s quadrant event at the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD 20), Party Central Committee member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh sent her congratulations and praised the entire team, while instructing the Viet Nam Sports Delegation to provide an immediate bonus to the athletes and coaching staff.

The tournament is played under the rules of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), with six players per team. The teams will compete in a knockout format to determine the 16 strongest contenders for the championship.

The fifth edition of the Techcombank Ha Noi International Marathon officially commenced on October 2, aiming to honour heritage, promote healthy lifestyles and generate momentum for the capital’s development.

The Vietnamese women’s four-player sepak takraw team claimed the third gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation on the morning of October 3 at the ongoing 2026 Asian Games (ASIAD).

Viet Nam came from behind to defeat Pakistan 4-2 in their final Group B match of the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia, on October 2, securing the second place in the group and a berth in the third-place playoff.

Viet Nam topped the medal table at the fifth Southeast Asian Pencak Silat Championships 2026, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29.

Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, congratulated and praised Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team after they won the women's doubles gold medal at the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD 20) in Nagoya, Japan, and instructed the Viet Nam Sports Delegation to award the athletes an immediate bonus.

Viet Nam defeated the Philippines 2-0 in the women’s doubles final on the morning of September 29 to win their second gold medal at ASIAD 2026 in sepak takraw.

Viet Nam snapped a two-day medal drought as its men's sepak takraw team took bronze at the 2026 ASIAD, lifting the delegation's haul to 19 medals.

Saigon Heat reclaimed the VBA title after defeating Hanoi Buffaloes 84–67 in a game held on the evening of September 27 at Xuan Dinh Gymnasium in Ha Noi.

More than 5,000 runners from Viet Nam and abroad gathered around the pedestrian space of Hoan Kiem Lake in Ha Noi on the morning of September 27 for the final of the 51st Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace 2026.

The win gives Viet Nam an important boost ahead of their remaining Group B matches against Thailand on September 29 and Pakistan on October 2.

On September 23, Duong Thuy Vi won the bronze medal in the women’s wushu taolu event at the 2026 Asian Games, competing in the jianshu (sword) and qiangshu (spear) disciplines.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh has extended her congratulations to the athletes, coaches and the entire Vietnamese sports delegation for securing the nation’s first gold medal at the ongoing 2026 Asian Games (ASIAD 20) in Japan.

Viet Nam's U23 team secured a place in the ASIAD 2026 men's football quarterfinals despite a 0–2 loss to Uzbekistan in their final Group C match on September 22.

The 2026 Asian Games officially opened in Nagoya, Japan, on September 19, marking the beginning of 16 days of competition for athletes from 45 countries and territories.