Vietnam entered the semi-final of the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championship after beating the Philippines 4-0 on July 28 in the Group A second round match in Mandalay, Myanmar.

 The National football squad will prepare for ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2016 with a training camp on October 15-31 in the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to coach Huu Thang.

 Vietnam had an outstanding start at the ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championship with a 14-0 win over Singapore yesterday in Myanmar.

 Doubles pair Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien secured a berth in the next round of the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

 Vietnam finished third at the ASEAN School Games in Thailand on July 27.

 The sixth international Vietnamese traditional martial arts festival this August will attract 15 foreign delegations from around the world, according to Nguyen Van Dung – deputy head of the event’s organising board.

 Nearly 400 athletes from six countries and territories in Asia will compete in the 23rd HCM City International Track and Field Championships Open 2016, which is scheduled for July 29-30.

 Vietnamese badminton players will compete against tough renowned rivals at the 2016 Olympic Games, which will kick off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 5.

Vietnam is off to a flying start in the 2016 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship after defeating Singapore by 14 straight goals in their Group A opener on July 26 at Mandalarthiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar.  

Huynh Minh Huy of Vietnam failed to make his second round match at the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Martin Forkel has been invited to Vietnam to work as a fitness coach for the national U16 and U19 squads.

 Fencing star Vu Thanh An will carry the Vietnamese flag at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games on August 5, the Vietnam Olympic Committee has said.

 Vietnam entered the second round of the Asian U-19 Women’s Volleyball Championship after beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in the preliminary round in Thailand on July 24.

 National number one hope Ly Hoang Nam entered the second round of the Vietnam F1 Futures-Becamex IDC Cup on July 25 in Binh Duong Province.

The first ever world Vietnamese traditional martial art championship will take place in HCM City from July 26-29 at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, HCM City.

 The first group of athletes representing Vietnam leave for the Rio Olympic Games on July 25, nearly two weeks ahead of the opening ceremony.

 Vietnam has been drawn in Group A along with Thailand and Sri Lanka at the 2016 Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championship, to be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from July 23 to 31. 

 Vietnam are ready for the AFC U14 Regional Festival of Football for Southeast Asia to be held on July 26-30 in Brunei.

 The Vietnamese were swept away from the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament yesterday in HCM City.

The 29th Southeast AsianGames will feature 38 sports and 405 events but it will not include vovinam (Vietnam’s traditional martial art), according to a recent meeting of the hosts Malaysia and the SEA Games Federation.