The first ever world Vietnamese traditional martial art championship will take place in HCM City from July 26-29 at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, HCM City.

 The first group of athletes representing Vietnam leave for the Rio Olympic Games on July 25, nearly two weeks ahead of the opening ceremony.

 Vietnam has been drawn in Group A along with Thailand and Sri Lanka at the 2016 Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championship, to be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from July 23 to 31. 

 Vietnam are ready for the AFC U14 Regional Festival of Football for Southeast Asia to be held on July 26-30 in Brunei.

 The Vietnamese were swept away from the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament yesterday in HCM City.

The 29th Southeast AsianGames will feature 38 sports and 405 events but it will not include vovinam (Vietnam’s traditional martial art), according to a recent meeting of the hosts Malaysia and the SEA Games Federation.

 Vietnam won a silver medal at the Southeast Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championship which ended in Thailand on July 20.

 A sending-off ceremony was organised in Hanoi to see the Vietnam delegation to Brazil for this Summer’s Olympic Games.

Sanna Khanh Hoa failed to earn a ticket to compete in the AFC Futsal Club Championship’s semi-final after losing 2-6 to Dibba Al Hissin SCC of the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-final match yesterday.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, dropped four places from world No 870 to 874 in the ATP rankings.

 Vietnam’s track-and-field squad have received remarkable support from sponsors to improve their skills in 2016.

 Five golfers from the southern region will play in the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Vietnam 2016 (WAGC) final round, following a qualifying round held in Binh Duong Province.

 The International Badminton Championships Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2016 officially kicked off on July 18, drawing the participation of 300 players from 28 countries and territories.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has agreed to ​exempt visa fee for individuals participating in the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG-5) in central Da Nang resort city from September 24-October 3.

 HCM City bagged six golds in the first day of competition of the National Junior Swimming Championships in HCM City yesterday.

 Vietnam easily defeated Singapore 3-0 in the last Group A match of the ASEAN U16 Football Championships in Cambodia yesterday.

 Vietnam lost both its first singles matches to host Thailand in the Davis Cup Group II Asia-Oceania zone yesterday in Nathonburi.

 The Children of Asia Games ended yesterday in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) with Vietnam in the No 11 position.

 Vietnam’s Sanna Khanh Hoa advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club thanks to Nguyen Quoc Bao’s late goal, ensuring the team’s 3-2 victory over Al-Sadd of Qatar yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand.

 Vietnam finished in fourth position at the ASEAN University Games, following the final day of competition, yesterday in Singapore.