2023 will be the most successful year so far for vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) fighter Bui Thi Thao Ngan, who won gold in all tournaments, including the world championships.

Head coach Philippe Troussier has called up 34 Vietnamese players for the national football team to prepare for the Asian Cup 2023 finals in January next year, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

A basketball festival called High Hoop with training sessions for children from eight to 13 years old in HCMC, Da Nang, Vinh, and Hanoi will be organized from now to the beginning of 2024.

Local players will have the chance to sharpen their skills while facing off against strong rivals from Thailand and Malaysia at the Ho Chi Minh City open futsal tournament LS Cup from December 23 to December 29 ahead of the 2024 Futsal Asian Cup.

Athletes did not have enough international intensive training courses due to funding problems while the domestic competition system was ineffective.

The 17-year-old has been one of Việt Nam’s ’athletic treasures’ who hopes to lift the country back on top of regional games.

Le Phan Hoang Quan brought home a gold medal in the boys’ U8 standard event on the final competition day, raising the total number of medals to six golds at the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023.

The VN Athletics Federation (VAF) was confident its talented young athletes could shoulder heavy missions in the future, while senior competitors would receive strong support for their Paris Olympics task.

Securing places for the 2024 Paris Olympics has become an urgent task for Vietnamese wrestlers.

The Vietnamese national football team concluded 2023 with the top position in Southeast Asia and 15th in Asia, according to the latest FIFA rankings released on December 21.

Vietnamese marksmen will compete in the Asian Rifle & Pistol Championship 2024, with the event scheduled to take place from January 5 to January 18, 2024 in Jakarta in Indonesia.

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has listed the winners from throughout the history of the world blitz chess championship, including local chess player Le Quang Liem who won a title back in 2013.

The Vietnam Gymnastics Federation is calling for donations to help a teenage athlete who was seriously injured in training.

Local rowers won a total of seven gold medals in the 2023 Asian Rowing Junior and U23 Championships, which concluded on December 19 in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Vietnamese youth chess team secured three individual gold medals in the Blitz chess category at the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023 which was held in Al Ain in the UAE.

Vietnamese athletes will have the opportunity to take part in three major Asian-level tournaments in 2024.

The Vietnamese national men’s football team will play a friendly game against Kyrgyzstan on January 9, 2024, in Qatar before the start of the 2024 Asian Cup.

Lai Ly Huynh has pocketed medals from the national championship, SEA Games, Asian Games, and world tournaments. These outstanding achievements have made him the ’treasure of the nation’ in the chess field.

Hai Phong FC of Vietnam ended their AFC Cup with a convincing 4-0 win against Hougang United FC of Singapore on December 14 on their home soil at Lach Tray Stadium.

Vietnam have fallen into a group of death at the coming 2024 AFC U2- Women’s Asian Cup following a recent draw announced by the Asian Football Confederation.