Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has highly appreciated the efforts of coaches and athletes in the first working weeks after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has been knocked out of the 10m air pistol event at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 21.
Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh remains world No. 1 in the men’s 10m air pistol event, according to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)’s October rankings.
Dep Director of the Gen Department of Sports Tran Duc Phan had a working session with Yamel Ruiz Barranco, Economic and Trade Counsellor of the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam, to discuss sports cooperation
Olympic medallist Hoang Xuan Vinh did not qualify in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup’s men’s 50m pistol event held in India recently.
The ASEAN Secretariat hosted on November 30 a tribute and recognition ceremony for ASEAN athletes who competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
As of August 19, Vietnam was ranked 45th in the medal table of the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil with one gold and one silver, both won by shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh.
Vietnam's Vu Thi Hang has been ruled out of the women’s 48kg wrestling event on Aug 17 by a recurring injury, leaving Nguyen Thi Lua as the last one of VN's delegation to compete at the Rio Games.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated the Vietnamese sports delegation who brought glory to the home country in the Rio Olympics 2016, during a reception in Hanoi on August 16.
Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh on August 10 won the second medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil, coming second in the men’s 50-metre pistol shooting event.
Vietnam ranked sixth in the medal tally of the Rio 2016 Olympics on the first day, August 6 (local time), after marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh secured the historic gold medal.
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.
Nguyen Thi Huyen is Vietnam’s second track-and-field athlete to be named as a member of the Vietnam national team to compete at the Rio Olympics this summer.
Vietnamese female boxers hope to have tickets to the Rio Olympics in 2016 via the World Boxing Championships, an Olympic qualifying round, to be held in Kazakhstan on May 19.
Pham Thi Hue on April earned the 15th Olympic slot for Vietnam after her success during the rowing qualification tournament in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
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