Born into a disadvantaged family in the suburbs of Hanoi, she grew up to become the pride of Vietnamese athletics, renowned for her vigour and passion. She is athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao
Vietnamese chess players brought home two more gold medals on October 12 – the sixth day of the 2018 Asian Para Games (APG) in Indonesia.
Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang won a gold medal on October 12 (Vietnam time) at the ongoing 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Argentina.
Vietnamese athletes secured four more medals on October 11, the fifth day of the ongoing 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia.
Vietnam enjoyed a good start at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Argentina as weightlifter Ngo Son Dinh won a gold medal for the country at the men’s 56kg event on October 7, the first day of competition at the Games.
The 3rd Asian Para Games opened in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta on October 6 with spectacular art performances themed "We Are One".
Vietnam’s flag was hoisted at the athlete village in Jakarta capital of Indonesia at a ceremony on October 5, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 2018 Asian Para Games.
The Vietnamese athletes participating in the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 3 to a warm welcome from organisers and volunteers.
More than 8,000 runners will compete in the sixth Ho Chi Minh City Marathon, which is scheduled to kick off on January 12, 2019.
Vietnamese athletes are ready to compete in the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 6-18.
A ceremony to see off a Vietnamese sport delegation to the third Asian Para Games took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28.
The Indonesia Asian Para Games 2018 Organising Committee (INAPGOC) began online sale of tickets for the multi-sporting event on September 21.
The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) and the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 19 to commend and reward track and field athletes for their achievements recorded at the recent Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018).
Indonesia’s Asian Para Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INAPGOC) is training some 7,500 volunteers in how to communicating and interacting with athletes and officials of the Asian Para Games scheduled for October.
More than 800 runners from Vietnam and 16 other countries and territories raced in the first Trang An Marathon at the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 9.
The Asian Para Games 2018 torch began its journey on September 5 from Solo city of Indonesia’s Central Java province to Jakarta capital city, the venue of the continental sporting event for athletes with disabilities.
Vietnamese athletes earned three more bronze medals in athletics and kurash on August 30, standing at the 15th place in the medal tally on the 12th day of the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.
Vietnam's Pencak Silat athletes are set to compete in eight categories, including five combats and three performances on August 29 at the ongoing Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD) in Indonesia.
