Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22 (local time).
Martial artist Dao Hong Son bagged one gold medal for Vietnam at the 2019 Ju-Jitsu Thailand Open, which took place on March 30 and 31 at Rangsit University in Bangkok.
Hopes are high for Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien at the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) to be held in the Philippines this November.
A total of 30 billion VND (almost 1.3 million USD) will be invested to help prepare 27 head coaches and 66 athletes for key international contests in the next few years, according to deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.
After a successful 2018, managers and fans are brimming with hope that Vietnam’s sportsmen and women will obtain more international successes this year.
Long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao scored a double triumph at the Victory Cup gala for the best players and coaches of 2018 in Hanoi on February 1, winning the awards for Female Athlete of the Year and Most Favourite Athlete of the Year.
Photos featuring iconic moments for Vietnamese football in 2018 will be showcased in an exhibition at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, which will open on January 30.
Vietnam’s “golden star” warriors have received praise from the international media following their convincing win 4-2 over Jordan on January 20 to advance to the quarterfinals of the AFC Asian Cup 2019.
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA)’ website has run an article lauding the achievements of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, and head coach Park Hang-seo in particular for his recent contributions to the country.
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcame other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.
Vietnam, the just-crowned champions of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018, will face the Republic of Korea who won the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) Football Championship in 2017, in a friendly match next spring.
Vietnam signed over 50 cooperation agreements and treaties with countries, territories, and international sports organisations around the world during 1998 to 2016.
Since its inception 72 years ago (1946-2018), the Vietnamese sport sector has done more than provide games for the nation to play by enhancing the country’s international integration efforts.
The Korean media extolled coach Park Hang-Seo after he led Vietnam’s national football team to a 2-1 win against the Philippines in the first leg of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 semifinals.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang on November 12 paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Jusuf Kalla who underlined the need for extra efforts to deepen win-win cooperation between the two countries.
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) – one of the Republic of Korea’s largest TV channels – has broken the mould to buy the rights to broadcast all matches of the Vietnamese national men’s football team at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018’s group stage.
Vietnam’s women national football team have jumped one place from 37th to 36th in the FIFA’s third quarter world rankings with a grand total of 1,638 points.
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