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Chess master Hy comes second in world championships

Vietnamese Nguyen Quoc Hy won a silver medal at the World Cadets U8, U10 and U12 Chess Championships, which ended on October 30 in Georgia. 

RoK tops Vietnam International Judo Championship 2016

 The Republic of Korea ranked first in the second Vietnam International Judo Championship 2016 by winning 10 golds, and three bronzes.

U19s awarded VND1bn for high achievement at Asian Cup

The U19s football team will be awarded over VND1 billion (US$45,000) for reaching the semi-finals of the U19 Asian Cup and qualifying for U20 World Cup 2017.

Vietnam Int’l Judo Tournament 2016 opens in Ho Chi Minh City

 The second Vietnam International Judo Tournament 2016 – the People’s Police University Cup officially kicked off on October 29 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam lose to Japan at AFC U19 Championship

 Vietnam lost 0-3 to Japan in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-19 Football Championship on October 27 in Bahrain.

Ly Hoang Nam faces unexpected loss at F8 tennis event

 Ly Hoang Nam suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the Vietnam Men’s Futures F8 tennis tournament’s singles event yesterday in the Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam to host Southeast Asian Shooting Championship 2016

 The Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2016 will kick off from November 1-12 in Hanoi, announced by the Vietnam Shooting Federation at a press conference on October 27. 

Japan, Vietnam cooperate in football development

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) had a working session with a delegation from Japan’s Mimasaka city in Hanoi on October 25 as part of the programme to boost culture and sports activities towards the Olympic Tokyo 2020.

VN to meet Japan in AFC U19 semi-finals

 Vietnam’s U19 team will meet Japan in the semi-final of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) U19 Championship on October 27 in Bahrain.

Anh Vien enters 200m finals at swimming World Cup

 Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien earned a slot in the finals of the 200m medley category in the ongoing FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Japan.

Minister congrats VN's U19 players and coaches

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien sent a letter of congratulations to the U19 players and coaching board yesterday.

Vietnam first in ranking at Tour de Siak cycling tournament

 Trinh Duc Tam won the Tour de Siak cycling tournament in Indonesia on October 22, while Vietnam topped the team ranking in Siak.

AFC U19: Vietnam enter semifinals, securing World Cup berth

 Vietnam beat hosts Bahrain 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-19 Football Championship to reach the semifinals, securing a berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. 

HCM City win swimming championship

 HCM City won the top position in the National Swimming Championship, which ended in Hanoi on Saturday.

Shiga wins Vietnam F7 Futures, F8 to begin

 No 3 seed Masato Shiga of Japan won the Vietnam Men’s Futures F7 tennis tournament after beating No 8 seed Noh Sang-woo of South Korea 6-3, 6-1 in the singles finals held in Binh Duong Province yesterday.

ASEAN futsal championships cancelled

 The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has canceled the regional futsal championship.

VN players all out of Men’s Futures

 All Vietnamese were ousted from the Vietnam's Men’s Futures F7 in Binh Duong Province yesterday.

VN wins 2 golds, 1 silver at Int'l Weightlifting Federation Youth World Champs

 Le Nguyen Quoc Bao bagged two gold medals at the ongoing International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championship in Malaysia.

Two golds in King’s Cup for Vietnam

 Vietnam grabbed two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the King’s Cup Sepak Takraw (kick volleyball, a sport native to South East Asia region) World Championship in Thailand.

Vietnam world No 2 in ASEAN: FIFA

 Vietnam has jumped to the No.2 position in the Southeast Asian region as per FIFA’s October ranking, which was released on October 20.