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The second Vietnamese athlete to earn a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, 25-year-old Le Thanh Tung considers the postponement of the world’s largest sporting event an opportunity rather than a let-down.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has approved a resolution relieving Phan Thi My Thanh of the post of NA deputy of Dong Nai province as from May 14.

Phan Thi My Thanh, head of the National Assembly (NA) deputy delegation of the southern province of Dong Nai, has submitted an application for resignation from her position as NA deputy due to health reason, NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc said on May 9.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has decided to dismiss Phan Thi My Thanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Dong Nai Party Committee, from all of her Party positions as a disciplinary measure for her wrongdoings while serving in different posts in this southern province.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Inspection Commission has proposed imposing the highest disciplinary measure against Dinh La Thang, member of the CPVCC and Vice Chairman of the CPVCC’s Commission for Economic Affairs.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission announced on July 3 that it will consider disciplinary action against some officials for violations.

Vietnamese swimmers, weightlifters and gymnasts failed to perform to their standards on the second day of the Rio Olympics, August 7 (local time).

Vietnam aims to win one or two medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with highest hope pinned on weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Nguyen Thi Huyen and marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh.

Vietnam ’s track-and-field squad have received remarkable support from sponsors to improve their skills in 2016.

Olympian Phan Thi Ha Thanh grabbed two silver medals at the Gymnastics Federation’s Individual Apparatus World Challenge Cup which closed in Varna, Bulgaria, on May 15.

Gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh and Pham Phuoc Hung have qualified to represent Vienam at the 2016 Olympic Games, following their performances at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Brazil.

Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has made history after one of his techniques was officially named and added to the Men's Gymnastics Code of Points of the International Gymnastics Federation.

Vietnamese sport wrapped up a successful 2015 at international tournaments with 457 gold, 355 silver and 321 bronze medals.

Nineteen-year-old swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has earned the Victory Cup, the first ever national sport ‘Oscar' award, as voted by fans and sports journalists and experts from around Vietnam.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, as expected, was selected as Vietnam’s most outstanding athlete in 2015 thanks to her excellent performance throughout the year.

The Victory Cup Award to honour Vietnamese sportsmen was launched in Hanoi on November 10.

Phan Thi Ha Thanh missed her chance to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil after failing in the women's gymnastics individual all-around category at the ongoing World Gymnastics Champs.

Vietnamese gymnasts begin their go at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Scotland on October 23, potentially a step towards earning tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

Vietnam returned home empty-handed from the Asian Gymnastics Championships, which ended in Japan on August 2.