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The Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) 2016, to be held on September 24 and 25 in Sapa, is expected to attract 1,500 runners, including the British Ambassador, to take on some of the toughest and most beautiful running trails in the world.
Vietnamese Paralympic swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu finished sixth in the final of the women’s 100m breaststroke, SB5 category, at the ongoing Rio Paralympics in Brazil.
Mitchell Robins from Australia won the men’s category while Jessica Fleming of Sweden took the women’s event at the Challenge Vietnam Triathalon in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on Sunday.
The second season of the Victory Cup has arrived, with new candidates and categories up for voting to honour national sportsmen.
On September 12, Vietnam national futsal team defeated Guatemala 4-2 in the first match of Group C at the ongoing 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.
Mitchell Robins from Australia won the men’s category while Jessica Fleming of Sweden took the women’s event of the Challenge Vietnam triathalon in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on September 11.
Female powerlifter Dang Thi Linh Phuong added a bronze medal to Vietnam’s Rio Paralympic tally after coming in third place in the women’s 50kg category with a final lift of 102kg on September 10.
Vietnamese women suffered their first defeat at the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan on September 9.
Vietnam’s disabled athletes failed to perform at their best in swimming and powerlifting on the second day of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, September 9 (Brazil time).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a message commending the Vietnamese Paralympics delegation for the outstanding performance of its members at the ongoing 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Brazil.
Vietnam are in high spirits, hoping to enter the last-16 round at their first World Cup campaign, which will kick off this week in Colombia.
Power-lifter Le Van Cong has won the first-ever gold medal at a Paralympics for Vietnam and set a new world record of 183kg in the men’s 49kg category.
Vietnamese women’s masters tied with No 5 seed India in the fifth round match of the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan, yesterday.
Vietnam’s futsal team have arrived in Cali, Colombia, commencing their campaign to make it into the last 16 of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, where they are one of 23 teams qualifying from six separate continental competitions.
+Vietnam No 1 Le Quang Liem won his first match at the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan, yesterday.
Vietnam dominated the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Championships’ men’s individual sabre event in Singapore on September 4.
Vietnam’s women players tied with title candidate China 2-2 in the third round match of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan, yesterday.
Gaston Merlo is favoured to win the title of "best scorer" this season after the 24th round match of the V.League last weekend.
Nguyen Thuy Linh received a bronze medal at the Asian Wushu Championships in Chinese Taipei on September 4.
Tran Quyet Chien finished in second place at the Guri Carom Billiards 3-Cushion World Cup in South Korea, which ended on September 4.