After a fruitful 2016, Vietnamese sport is stepping into the year of 2017 with an “old and new” problem namely the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 Top Vietnamese marksmen Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong are due to take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2017 set for February 23-March 1 in India.

 Trinh Linh Giang has climbed up the ATP world ranking to stand at No 1,637, the ATP’s announcement has revealed.

The International Tennis Federation is willing to cooperate with the Vietnam Tennis Federation and HCM City to deploy training programmes for Vietnamese tennis players and trainers, helping the country to obtain higher international achievements.

 Young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has moved up 7 spots to No. 641 in men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.

 The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 is scheduled to begin across the country at 7am on March 26, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration.

 David Haggerty, President of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), is in Vietnam as part of activities to prepare for the ITF’s Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in August.

 The Vietnamese basketball team Hanoi Buffaloes defeated Dunkin’ Raptors of Thailand 71-70 in the second match of the Thailand Basketball League (TBSL) 2017 in Bangkok yesterday.

 Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat lost to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth 83-82 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School in Taiwan on Saturday.

 Vietnamese representative Saigon Heat will play Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth for their first win of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season today at the Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School.

 Hoang Nguyen Thanh defended his title in the men’s 7.7km category of the National Ba Ra Mountain Climbing Tournament in Binh Phuoc on Friday.

 Defender Nguyen Huu Anh Tai of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai will play for Uijeongbu FC of South Korea on a one-year loan deal after an agreement between the two sides was released yesterday.

 Vietnam U20 football squad will attend a training camp in Germany, which is expected to start in March, to prepare for the World Cup Championship in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 The Vietnam Young Women’s Volleyball Team has moved up seven spots to stand at No. 18 overall in the latest official FIVB World Rankings.

 The National Ba Ra Mountain Climbing Tournament is scheduled to kick off on January 6 in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, the event’s organisers announced on January 3.

 Champion 10m air pistol shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh starts the new year 2017 out continuing to occupy the top spot in the latest International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) world rankings.

 The International Football Federation (FIFA) website has run an article lauding achievements of Vietnam futsal and U-19 teams, said Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) on January 3.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has  been fined USD38,000 after local football fans threw stones through the windows of a bus carrying the Indonesian football squad to their hotel in Hanoi last month.

 Hanoi Buffaloes will compete in the Thailand Basketball Super League with three foreigners.

 The following are Vietnam's top 10 sports events of 2016.