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Arnis athlete Do Duc Tri brought a gold medal to Vietnamese sport delegationon December 3, the third competition day of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) after defeating Mark David Puzon from the host Philippines in the men’s Anyo Traditional Open Weapon category.

Vietnam won 14 medals, including four golds, four silvers and six bronzes, at the ASEAN Chess Championships 2019 which closed in northern Bac Giang province on November 3.

Vietnam topped the medal tally of the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships which was held in Salobrena, Spain, from September 11-13.

15-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.

Tran Minh Thang won a gold medal in the rapid chess category at the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked ninth after 11 rounds of the blitz chess event during the International Mind Sports Association Elite Games.

Nguyen Anh Khoi secured a double at the World Youth U14, U16 and U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which ended in Greece on Monday.

Vietnamese masters won two gold medals at the World Youth U14, U16, and U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which is ongoing in Greece.

Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son brought home the last gold medal for the Vietnam delegation in the men’s team’s blitz chess category at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which concluded in Turkmenistan on September 27.

Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won another gold medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan on September 26.

After five days of competition at the ASEAN Para Games 2017 in Malaysia, Vietnamese athletes have won 39 gold, 59 silver and 55 bronze medals to rank fourth in the overall medal tally.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem secured a major win at the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament in China after defeating world rapid chess champion Vassily Ivanchuk from Ukraine on July 16.

Young Vietnamese chess players won 20 gold medals at the Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championships which concluded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on June 25.

Vietnamese young masters grabbed five gold medals in blitz chess event at the 2nd East Asia Youth Chess Championships taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from June 17-26.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem had the honour to represent Vietnamese students by carrying the country’s flag at Webster University’s graduation ceremony in the US last weekend.

Tran Tuan Minh grabbed his second gold medal at the Asian Junior U20 Chess Championships, which closed in Iran on May 10.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Tran Tuan Minh won a gold medal at the Asian Junior Chess Championships’ rapid chess event in Iran on May 2.

Vietnamese Pham Le Thao Nguyen shocked the world to become one of the top 16 chess masters at the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship underway in Tehran, Iran.

Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Youth Chess Championships with seven gold, five silver and seven bronze medals.

Le Quang Liem finished second at the Millionaire Chess Open, which ended in Las Vegas, the United States, on October 13.