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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 archers Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu have qualified to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (Para Games 11) are scheduled to take place in Vietnam in late 2021.

‘The Spirit of Budo: The History of Japan's Martial Arts’ exhibition takes place from October 11 to 25 at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum in Hanoi.

Renowned gymnast Le Thanh Tung has become the second Vietnamese athlete to qualify for 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo 2020), which will be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

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.

More than 130 athletes of 10 teams across the country are competing at the 2019 national excellent shooter tournament, which kicked off in Hanoi on July 22.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has agreed to support judo in Vietnam.

Thailand is stepping up a tourism promotion plan to make use of the tourism boom in Japan next year when Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games.

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).

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

President and CEO of Yonhap News Agency Cho Sung-boo has shared the experience of his news agency in applying cutting-edge technologies in news production ahead of the 44th meeting of the Executive Board of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific Agencies (OANA) in Hanoi.

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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a project aiming to turn Vietnam into a nation with developed sports on the continent by 2035.

Indonesia has officially entered the race to become the 2032 Olympic Games host after submitting a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Vietnam signed over 50 cooperation agreements and treaties with countries, territories, and international sports organisations around the world during 1998 to 2016.

Vietnam’s sport sector has had an outstanding 2018 and the country is starting to pay more attention to developing talented athletes.

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.