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VN volleyball player continues as Bangkok Glass spiker in new season

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa will wear the jersey for Thailand’s Bangkok Glass Volleyball Club at upcoming tournaments.

Vietnam wins gold at IPC Swimming European Open

 Vietnamese disabled swimmer Vo Thanh Tung brought home a gold medal at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships which wrapped up in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal on May 7.

Khanh Hoa draws top ranking in group for Asian meet

 Sanna Khanh Hoa are in Group D of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship in Thailand after an official draw for the continental gathering in Bangkok on May 6.

Chinese team named champion at Can Tho volleyball tourney

 China was crowned the winner of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour Vietnam – Can Tho Open 2016 after defeating their Thai rivals on May 7.

French and Swiss runners win Ironman Vietnam 2016

 France’s Cyril Viennot and Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen took the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, of the VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2016 in Da Nang on May 8.

Lifter Thach Kim Tuan confident of Olympic success

 Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan believes he will have completely recovered from injury and could win medal at the approaching Olympics in Brazil.

Vietnam wins bronze medal at 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Champs

 Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung won a bronze medal at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, on the island of Madeira, Portugal on May 6 (Vietnamese time).

Vietnamese wrestlers seeking more berths to Olympic

 Vietnamese female wrestlers are seeking more berths to compete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via the last Olympic qualifier that took place in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday.

Vietnamese team enters final of Thai volleyball open

 Vietnam’s Lien Viet Postbank entered the final of the open volleyball club tournament for youths in Bangkok yesterday.

Vietnam drops in FIFA rankings

 Vietnam’s football team is 145 th in FIFA rankings in May, one step down from last month, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Newborns Vietnam Run Out in Da Nang

 Athletes from 59 nations across the world, who will compete in the VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam, took part in a charitable run, called Newborns Vietnam Run Out, in the coastal central city of Da Nang on May 6.

Badminton ace makes history with third Olympic place of career

 Premier badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has made history as Vietnam’s first ever three-time Olympian after officially booking a slot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Binh Duong FC leave Champions League after a loss

 Vietnam representative Becamex Binh Duong quit the Asian Football Confederation Champions League after losing 1-2 to FC Tokyo in their Group E match yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Le Quang Liem named No 34 chess player in world ranking

 Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem has jumped to No 34 in the world in the FIDE’s May ranking.

Football Binh Duong eager to host Tokyo at home

 Becamex Binh Duong will want to bid goodbye to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League with a victory in the last Group E match today at their Gò Đậu Stadium.

Vietnam drawn in tough Asian U19 tournament group

 Vietnam’s Under-19 football team has been drawn in Group B at the Asian U19 Football Championship 2016, which will take place in Bahrain from October 13-30.

Australia wins Tuan Chau Women’s Beach Volleyball tourney

 The Australia 1 team won the first prize at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2016, which wrapped up in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1.

Florent Poilane & mountain biking

 Florent Poilane was born in the countryside of France where there are mountains, which is very suitable for riding mountain bikes, so he became a professional cyclist and won many prizes at international competitions.

Vietnam in Group A at Asian volleyball event

 Unseeded Vietnam are in Group A, along with Thailand and No 8 seed Sri Lanka, at the Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championships, according to the event’s draw.

Young sports stars sponsored to foster talent

 Swimmer Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram and young chess master Nguyen Le Cam Hien will be financially supported by Nutifood until 2024 towards their winning significant results at international competitions.