Finishing third overall with 278 medals (87 gold, 81 silver and 110 bronze), Vietnam has many reasons to be proud, as a new generation of athletes has truly come of age and is ready to shoulder national aspirations.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The sport sector is rolling out measures to provide optimal conditions for athletes in training activities and enhance their performance achievements, thus fulfilling the target of winning 12-15 tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics, according to Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam Dang Ha Viet.
Swimmer Le Tien Dat brought the first gold medal to Vietnam in the men's 100 metre breaststroke SB5 event on October 27 during the ongoing fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on April 19 for an 1,003-strong Vietnamese sports delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) that will be held in Cambodia.
Among the 10 outstanding Vietnam athletes selected to join the torch relay at SEA Games 31's opening ceremony is Nguyen Thi Thuy Hien - the most renowned Vietnam Wushu athlete of all time.
Hanoi is putting the banners and billboards up to welcome the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) which will take place in the capital city and 11 nearby provinces and centrally-run cities next month.
Two coaches and nine players of the women’s national football team received a warm welcome in Ho Chi Minh City when returning to their city on late February 11, following the team’s first-ever advance to the finals of a FIFA Women’s World Cup.
With some good news Vietnamese athletes brought home at the first days of the new year, people expect many sports achievements in 2022 when the country will host and take part in a number of major regional and international tournaments.
The Vietnamese sports sector expects a good year in 2022 – the Year of the Tiger - with the highlight hosting the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
The FIFA World Cup that now in the quarterfinals has inspired humour in artists as funny football cartoons and caricatures have now become an added delight for each game.
Vietnamese sport sector has recently gained impressive achievements at regional and global competitions. These were attributed to the Party and State's support.
Vietnamese sports has been a frequent patron of the Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting event, but what it has achieved so far has fallen short of the country’s sports fans.
