Nguyen Hong Loi will be the first athlete with a disability to take part in the duathlon DNSE Aquaman Vietnam 2023, which consists of swimming and running.

Nguyen Thi Huyen becomes the most successful SEA Games runner ever after winning her 12th gold medal on May 11 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Many of Vietnam's top athletes were born in the Year of the Rat and a lot is expected of them this lunar year, with the Olympics and World Cup qualification on the horizon.