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Bodybuilders win world champs gold in Thailand

 Nguyen Anh Thong and Vu Anh Nhat Thuy Khanh Khuong have won gold medals for Vietnam at the on-going 8th World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation Championship in Thailand. 

Vietnam star defender Luong signs with Korean FC

 The Republic of Korea (ROK) football club Ansan Mugunghwa FC has announced they have come to terms for a 2-year deal with Vietnam star defender Le Duc Luong.

ASEAN athletes at Rio Olympics, Paralympics honoured

 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.

Goal Magazine announces Suzuki Cup best players

Vietnamese footballers Cong Vinh and Que Ngoc Hai have been named 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup best players by Goal Magazine Thailand.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai sign one-year contract with American midfielder

 V.League 1 team Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC have signed on American midfielder Mobi Fehr. The 22-year-old will play for his new club for one year.

Three Vietnamese clubs may compete in AFC events

 Viet Nam will have one representative at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Champions League in the next two years.

Football players earn US$50,000 bonus with AFF Cup semi-final berth

 Each player on the Vietnam football team will earn a US$50,000 incentive for making the AFF Cup semi-finals, according to multiple reports.

Viet wins trophy, Anh bags Eagle award

 Le Tuan Viet won the second Faros Golf Tournament 2016, which closed in Thanh Hoa Province on November 27.

Vietnam to meet Indonesia in AFF Cup’s semi-finals

 Vietnam national football team will meet Indonesia in the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup’s semi-final, after the team defeated Cambodia 2-1 in the last Group B match at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium on Saturday.

Vietnam up in FIFA rankings

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team has risen seven places to 129th in the latest FIFA rankings released on November 24.

Saigon Heat enter ABL 2016-17 season

 Saigon Heat will be Viet Nam’s only representative in the ASEAN Baksetball League (ABL) 2016-17.

Over 800 athletes to race at Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon

 More than 800 Vietnamese and foreign runners have registered to compete at the 2016 Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon, slated for November 26 in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province.

Vietnam enters AFF Suzuki Cup semifinals

Vietnam defeated Malaysia 1-0 to maintain its leading position in Group B with six points after two matches and secure a place in the semifinals of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016. 

Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers to perform in Hanoi

 Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers will join 2016 Korean Cultural  Festival that will be organized at the Vietnam-Soviet Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on November 25-26. 

Badminton festival to take place in HCM City

 The 2016 badminton tournament is scheduled to take place at the Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium in HCM City between November 25-27.

Ly Hoang Nam drops two spots in world rankings

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped two spots to world No 612 in the men’s singles category, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on November 21.

Vietnam bring home martial arts medals

 Viet Nam pocketed one silver and two bronze medals at the first Wushu Taolu World Cup, which ended on Sunday in Fuzhou in southeast China’s Fujian Province.

VN's Kata Queen named member of WKF commission

 Vietnamese karate martial artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been appointed as a member of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes Commission, according to Vu Son Ha, head of the karate section of the National Sports Administration.

Anh Vien claims four medals at Asian swimming championships

 Vietnam’s swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two bronze medals in the women’s 200m individual medley and the women’s 800m freestyle event on the last day of competition at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships in Japan on November 20.


Vietnam wins world junior taekwondo gold medal

Vietnam’s Ho Thi Kim Ngan won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Junior Championship, which is ongoing in Canada.