Vietnam’s national chess team arrived in the Batumi of Georgia to compete in the 43rd Batumi Chess Olympiad, which began on September 23.

 Vietnam national women’s volleyball team gained the fifth place at the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women after trouncing the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-0 at Chartchai Hall, Thailand on September 23.

 Vietnam’s U19 football squad ranked third at the four-nation international friendly tournament in Qatar after being beaten 2-1 by Uruguay on September 22.

 Hanoian Nguyen Tien Hung won the men’s 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon (VMM), the country’s biggest ever mountain race, which ended in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province over the weekend.

Although they were defeated by U16 Bangladesh 2-0 in their last match of the first qualifying round for the 2019 AFC Women’s U16 Championship, held yesterday in Bangladesh, U16 Vietnam still advanced to the second qualifying round.

 The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018. 

 Vietnam have defended their 102nd position in the world as the International Football Federation (FIFA) released its latest men’s rankings on September 20.

 Việt Nam’s U16 team crushed Lebanon 7-0 in the third match of their Group F qualifying round for the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s U16 Championship in Bangladesh on Friday. 

 Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam is through to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Spain F28 Futures tournament in Madrid.

 Viet Nam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang  Nam defeated Alejandro Moro Canas of Spain 2-1 in the men’s singles first round of the Spain F28 Futures tennis tournament in Madrid on September 19.

 Vietnam’s U19 team had to fight back to take a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast in their second match of the four-nation international friendly tournament held in Qatar on September 19.

 The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) and the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 19 to commend and reward track and field athletes for their achievements recorded at the recent Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018). 

 Some 3,400 runners from around the world will compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon which is about to return to Sa Pa, Lao Cai this September.

 FIFA Chairman Gianni Infantino has sent his congratulations to Hanoi FC for winning the V.League 1 with five games still to play.

 Viet Nam will welcome the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup in October ahead of the event that will take place from November 8 to December 15.

 Vietnam will compete at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship to be held in Malaysia from September 20 to October 7.

 Vietnam has sent six martial artists to compete at the Canada Open Taekwondo Championship which opened on September 14 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

 The Vietnamese Golden Ball Award 2018 officially kicked off yesterday in HCM City.

The Premier League trophy reached Hanoi on September 13 as part of its tour through 20 countries and territories worldwide.

 After returning from a 10-day training camp in Japan on September 10, the Vietnamese U19 men’s football team worked up a sweat in Hanoi as they are preparing for an upcoming friendly tournament in Qatar.