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Vietnam’s U23 football team and head coach Park Hang-seo arrived at the Gimhae International Airport on December 14, beginning a ten-day training session in preparation for the AFC U23 Championship in January 2020.

Le Nguyen Thanh Long brought home a gold medal in pencak silat’s tanding (match) at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on December 5.

Vietnamese archer Nguyen Van Day earned a historical silver medal at the ongoing 2019 Asian Archery Championships, the Vietnam Archery Federation announced on November 27.

Vietnam’s U23 football team will be in Group D of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship’ finals, together with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, following a draw held in Thailand on September 26.

Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has become the first Vietnamese athlete to book a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

Weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen on April 21 earned three gold medals at the ongoing 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China.

The international media have praised Vietnam’s U23 team as it has qualified for the finals of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship with a perfect record of three wins in the qualifiers’ Group K.