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Vietnamese No.1 swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang started his first competition day at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 14 with a gold medal in the men’s 1,500m event.

Fencing competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) began on May 13, with Vietnam sending its aces to vie for medals.

Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An won gold at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) after defeating his Thai opponent in the final of the men's sabre individual event on May 13.

Fencer Vu Thanh An has been named flag bearer for the Vietnamese team at the opening ceremony of SEA Games 31 on May 12 in Hanoi.

Reigning fencing champion Vu Thanh An will fly the flag for Vietnam at the 31st SEA Games while Olympic gold medallist Hoang Xuan Vinh will light the cauldron in Hanoi on May 12.

Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An will compete at the men’s sabre 2020 Coupe du Monde Dates (world cup) in Poland, which is slated for February 21.

Vu Thanh An is the only Vietnamese athlete at the Men’s Sabre Fencing World Cup which will be held in Poland on February 21 and 22.

Young Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang bagged a gold medal and broke the SEA Games record in the men’s 1,500m freestyle of himself with a time of 14:58:14 on December 5.

Karate athlete Nguyen Thi Hong Anh pocketed the third gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 22.

Fencer Nguyen Thi Nhu Hoa defeated her Philippine rival 15-10 on August 22 to win the 10th gold medal for Vietnam.

Fencer Vu Thanh An won a gold medal in the men's sabre individual after defeating his Thai rival at the ongoing SEA Games 29 in Malaysia on August 21.

Vu Thanh An will be Vietnam’s flag bearer at the Rio Olympic Games, which is due to open on August 5.

Fencing star V u Th a nh An will carry the Vietnamese flag at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games on August 5, the Vi e t n am Olympic Committee has said.

Fencer Do Thi Anh has become Vietnam’s 20th athlete to qualify for the Rio Olympics this summer.

“Sabre queen” Nguyen Thi Le Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics on April 12 after her victory against Taiwanese fencer Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zone qualification.

Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An won a gold medal on September 8 at the 2015 Asian U23 Fencing Championships in Ulaan Batar, Mongolia.