Yen Bai ready to host paragliding festival while Sapa will welcome marathon runners from September 22 to 24.

 Competitors in swimming, powerlifting and athletics brought home the first eight gold medals for Vietnam on the first official day of the ASEAN Para Games 2017 (September 18) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 Champion Dash 2017 promises to be an energetic outdoors sport event and a chance for participants to test their limits and receive valuable awards.

 Vietnam won one gold, two silver and four bronze medals on the first day of the ongoing fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 2017) in Turkmenistan on September 18.

 The fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games kicked off in Turkmenistan’s capital city of Ashgabat on September 17 where Vietnam aims to rank between the 13th and the 15th place in the medal standings.

 Swimmer Vi Thi Hang broke ASEAN Para Games record in the women’s 100m Freestyle event on September 18, winning the first gold medal for Vietnam at this year’s games.

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team rose four places in the latest FIFA rankings to No. 130 in the world and second in the Southeast Asian region, behind the Philippines.

 Vietnam will face Cambodia in the opening match of Group I of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship 2018 qualifying round on September 20 in Mongolia.

 The Vietnamese weightlifting team seized two gold medals and broke two records at the ongoing 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 18.

Mitsubishi and Bitexco will once again host the city’s only stair climbing race, “HCMC SKYRUN”, on October 29.

 Vietnam topped the sixth Asian Aerobics Championship, which closed on Sunday in Mongolia.

Quang Nam came from behind to beat leaders FLC Thanh Hoa with a score of 3-2 in the 18th round of the V-League 2017 on September 17, thus reclaiming third-place position from Saigon.

 The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) officially opened yesterday in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat.

 Japanese Sota Hara and Thailand’s Pujyanuch Prachayanipon won the men’s and women’s Hội An International Marathon in the historic coastal city yesterday.

 FIFA has just published their latest rankings and the Vietnam women’s team has climbed up a slot to stand at No. 31 in the world and No. 7 in Asia.

 Cantho Catfish beat defending champions Danang Dragons 76-68 in their Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) League match on home turf in the southern province of Cantho on September 15.

 Vietnamese female karate martial artist Nguyen Thi Ngoan now ranks among the world’s top 10 best female karate athletes, in the 61kg category, the World Karate Federation has announced.

 Vietnam was defeated by hosts Myanmar 2-1 in the last match of group B of the AFF U18 Championship yesterday at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, knocking the team out of the tournament.

 Vietnam aims to win eight gold medals at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) to be held in Turkmenistan on September 17-27.

 The British Business Group Vietnam will host the 17th annual Fun Run for Charity in District 7 on September 24.