Vietnam’s no. 1 shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh captured the men’s 10m air pistol gold medal at the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympics in the early morning of August 7, thus ending the country’s long-standing thirst for a first Olympic gold.

 Vietnam aims to win one or two medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with highest hope pinned on weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Vuong Thi Huyen and marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh. 

 The Mekong Delta Cycling Tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 13 in Phu Quoc District in the southern province of Kien Giang.

 Duong Vu Lam wants to complain to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) about the Myanmar referee who supervised the AFF Women’s Football Championship final on August 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past few days, Thien Hung Pagoda in the central province of Binh Dinh welcomed hundreds of local and foreign martial arts practitioners, who came for the 6th International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts.

 Seven of the best Vietnamese golfers have been selected to compete in the Asian Mercedes Trophy 2016 tournament’s final round on August 9-12 in Australia.

 Thailand won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Football Championship after beating Vietnam 7-6 on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regular time and extra-time yesterday.

 Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien entered the men’s doubles semi-final of Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures in the southern province of Binh Duong yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam was stopped at the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament after losing 4-6, 5-7 to No 6 seed Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

FIFA-level referee Phung Dinh Dung will not oversee the remaining matches of the V.League due to an error he made in the 18th round match between Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam.

Research recently conducted by Oxford Economics says that the mobile internet sector may contribute US$5.1 billion to Viet Nam from 2015 to 2020, it was revealed at a workshop yesterday.

Vietnamese tennis star Ly Hoang Nam jumped three slots to 871st in the latest world rankings on August 1.

The Vietnamese delegation to the Rio Olympic Games took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony held in the Olympic village at 6pm on August 1 (Brazil time).

 Vietnamese team pocketed eight gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the Asian Beach Ju-Jitsu Championship which wrapped up in Sri Lanka on July 31.

 The national football team will enjoy a training course in the Republic of Korea as one of their activities in preparing for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup.

The Da Nang-Vietnam team were greeted by thousands of spectators along the banks of London’s Thames River as they finished seventh at the 10th edition of the Clipper Round World Yacht Race on July 30.

 Vietnam have sent 40 athletes to take part in the Vietnam F2 Men’s Futures in Binh Duong Province.

 Vietnam defeated their arch-rival Thailand 2-0 in the final Group A round match of the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championship on July 30 in Myanmar.

 Tran Quang Loc of Vietnam won the Mixed Martial Arts’s Grand Prix Warriors FC on July 31 in Malaysia.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is the youngest Vietnamese athlete competing at the upcoming Rio Olympic Games. She, however, will swim in four events, the largest number of competitions, compared to the other athletes.