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Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers to perform in Hanoi

 Taekwondo demonstration team K-Tigers will join 2016 Korean Cultural  Festival that will be organized at the Vietnam-Soviet Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on November 25-26. 

Badminton festival to take place in HCM City

 The 2016 badminton tournament is scheduled to take place at the Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium in HCM City between November 25-27.

Ly Hoang Nam drops two spots in world rankings

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam dropped two spots to world No 612 in the men’s singles category, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on November 21.

Vietnam bring home martial arts medals

 Viet Nam pocketed one silver and two bronze medals at the first Wushu Taolu World Cup, which ended on Sunday in Fuzhou in southeast China’s Fujian Province.

VN's Kata Queen named member of WKF commission

 Vietnamese karate martial artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been appointed as a member of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes Commission, according to Vu Son Ha, head of the karate section of the National Sports Administration.

Anh Vien claims four medals at Asian swimming championships

 Vietnam’s swimming star Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two bronze medals in the women’s 200m individual medley and the women’s 800m freestyle event on the last day of competition at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships in Japan on November 20.


Vietnam wins world junior taekwondo gold medal

Vietnam’s Ho Thi Kim Ngan won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Junior Championship, which is ongoing in Canada. 


Futsal team to compete in Chinese friendlies

  Vietnam’s national futsal team will travel to China for an international friendly tournament later next month.

Swimmer Anh Vien gets bronze medal at Asian event

  Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Swimming Championships in the women’s 200m freestyle event in Tokyo on November 18 in a time of 1 minute 59 31 seconds. 


Anh Vien enters the final of 200m freestyle at Asian champ

 Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien entered the final of women’s 200 m freestyle at the Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Japan on November 18.

KFA pledges to support Vietnam U20 at U20 World Cup

 President of the Korea Football Association (KFA) Chung Mong Gyu pledged his association will foster cooperation with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and aid Vietnam’s preparations for the U20 World Cup in the Republic of Korea next year. 

Taekwondo gold medal for Vietnam at world junior champs

 Ho Thi Kim Ngan, 15, has won the gold medal in the 44kg category at the WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships held in Canada. 

2016 AFF Suzuki Cup – The race for the Golden Boot

 FourFourTwo magazine has listed Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh in the running for the prized Golden Boot.

Young martial artists take to the mat in Canada

 Nine Vietnamese young fighters took to the mat on November 16 during the opening day of the 11th WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby, Canada.

Five top goal scorers of Vietnamese national squad

Le Cong Vinh leads the pack among five top goal scorers of Vietnamese national team with 49 goals in 80 matches.

Swimmer Anh Vien sets new Asian record

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on November 17 set a new Asian record in the 400m individual medley with 4 minutes 37.71 seconds at the Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Japan.

Myanmar game difficult as Cup opener: coach, players

 Vietnam’s coach and players confirmed that their first match against Myanmar on November 20 at the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup was very important to achieve their goal.

Vietnam comes up short at wrestling tourney in India

 The Vietnam women’s wrestling team came up short for a second-place finish at the 8th World Junior under 20 Kurash Championships (November 10-14) at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, India.

Anh Vien aims high for Asian Swimming Championship 2016

 Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to win high prizes at the 10th Asian Swimming Championship 2016 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17-20.

Hanoi to host Asia’s first Gaelic football youth tourney

 The Asian Youth Championship of Gaelic football will open at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on November 19.