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Chinh to put best foot forward at SEA Games

Le Tu Chinh is Vietnam's top sprinter. The 24-year-old has dominated the 100m in the Southeast Asian Games since 2017. As Vietnam is to host the biennial Games for the second time later this year or in spring next year,

Taekwondo fighter Tuyen's Olympic dream comes true

When she won the Asian championship title in 2018, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen dreamed an Olympic dream.

Athletes and coaches adapt to COVID challenges

Practise. Practise hard. Practise harder. Boxing coach Dinh Phuong Thanh urges her players to maintain their strong physique and spirit for upcoming tournaments, even though none of them are certain to be held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Woman goes from top swimmer to leading triathlon athlete

After conquering the pool as a swimmer and a coach for HCM City and Singapore, Pham Thuy Vi has since become one of the top triathlon athletes in Vietnam.

Olympic target slipping away as Games approach

Vietnamese athletes have only secured a quarter of the 20 qualification slots that sports bosses are aiming for at the Tokyo Olympics and with just four months left until the Games, the heat is on.

Outstanding athletes and coaches to receive certificates of merit

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision on March 16 to award certificates of merit to 10 outstanding athletes and coaches, as well as five athletes and three coaches with disabilities in 2020.

Vietnamese athletes are sad about Tet bonus

Unlike football players who get year-round bonuses and high monthly salaries, professional athletes in other sports only have bonuses and rewards if they win medals at international tournaments.

Gymnasts target Olympic slots, SEA Games titles

Vietnamese athletes are working hard to secure a second slot in gymnastics at the coming Olympics in Tokyo this year.

Young “Robinhoods” shooting for the stars at Tokyo Olympics

Securing a berth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been a turning point in the sporting careers of Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu - the first Vietnamese archers to qualify for the world’s largest sporting event. ​

Vietnam eyes 20 berths at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Vietnam has set itself a target of 20 berths at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, said the Vietnam Sports Administration on February 10.

Wrestlers targets Olympic spots

Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Dehli, India, from February 18-23.

Swimmers Vien, Hoang are best athletes of 2019

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won Best Female Athlete of the Year while Nguyen Huy Hoang was named Best Male Athlete of the Year at the fifth Victory Cup yesterday in Hanoi.

Tiny Oanh stands tall for Vietnam at SEA Games

Nguyen Thi Oanh crossed the finish line and lay down on the ground, exhausted.

SEA Games 30: Vietnam stays at second place on December 5

Vietnamese athletes brought home four more gold medals at the SEA Games 30 on December 5, helping the country maintain the second place on the medal tally.

Vietnam maintains second place on SEA Games 30 tally

Vietnam earned 8 more gold medals on December 3, the third official competition day at the SEA Games 30 which is going on in the Philippines, keeping its second place in the tally.

Vietnamese athletes win six golds at world bodybuilding championships

Vietnamese athletes have won six gold medals at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF) championships held in Jeju, the Republic of Korea.

Vietnamese runner bags double golds at Asian Grand Prix Series 2019

The Vietnamese team yesterday arrived home after winning three golds from the Asian Athletics Association Grand Prix Series in Chongqing, China.

VN win five golds in Singapore

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes brought home five golds and one silver medal from the 80th Singapore Open Track and Field Championship which closed yesterday.

Kawasaki a breath of fresh air in VN golf

Hanako Kawasaki, together with several other half Vietnamese athletes, will bring diversity to the national team’s demographics at the ongoing South East Asian (SEA) Games 2017.

Vietnam clean up at weightlifting event

Vietnamese athletes pocketed three gold medals on the first day of the ongoing Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal.