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Foreign-born players welcomed to contribute to Vietnamese football

At the beginning of June, the national senior team and the U23 squad will all gather to prepare for their important goals in 2019.

VN player helps Thai club Chonburi go through to national championship final

The first female Vietnamese footballer competing abroad, Tran Hong Nhung, will have a chance to win the Thai national championship.

 

Vietnamese players, coach to attend Madrid's Football for Friendship Academy

The Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents Academy will send four athletes to Spain to train at the International Football for Friendship Academy in Madrid.

 

Off-road car race Mui Dinh Challenge 2019 in pictures

The Mui Dinh Challenge 2019 recently took place in the southern province of Ninh Thuan. The off-road car race took place as part of the Grape and Wine Festival 2019.

Park Hang-seo’s home adorned with Vietnamese football murals

Painters have decorated the walls of Vietnam manager Park Hang-seo’s house in the Republic of Korea (RoK) with an array of beautiful mural paintings. 

Vietnamese Students' Sport Festival opens in Moscow

The 2019 Vietnamese Students' Sport Festival kicked off in Moscow on May 1, drawing more than 1,000 athletes who are Vietnamese students learning in Russia.

 

Ly Hoang Nam suffers defeat in Savannah Challenger

Ly Hoang Nam, Vietnam’s highest ranked tennis player, suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the ongoing Savannah Challenger tennis tournament after failing to beat Paolo Lorenzi of Italy on May 2.

 

Tran Van Thao’s WBF match cancelled as rival withdraws

A match to vie for the World Boxing Federation’s U52kg category between Vietnamese athlete Tran Van Thao and Argentinean opponent Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone later this May has been cancelled.

 

Vietnamese U19 women’s team advance to Asian champ’s final round

The Vietnamese women’s U19 team secured a berth in the final round of the 2019 Asian U19 Football Championship in Thailand despite losing 1-2 to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 30.

Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat reaches semifinals of Arafura Games

Vietnamese martial artist Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat has successfully qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s 63.5 kg category in the Muay Thai event at the ongoing Arafura Games.

Vietnam thrash Lebanon 4-1 in AFC U-19 women’s qualifiers

The Vietnamese women’s football team secured their first win in the second round of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers by beating Lebanon 4-1 in their second Group B clash in Hanoi on April 28.

 

Over 1,000 join international marathon in Ha Giang

More than 1,000 runners, including 91 foreigners from 22 countries, joined a marathon tournament in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on April 30.

 

Nine medal haul for Vietnamese athletes at Asian Weightlifting Championships

Vietnam’s athletes won a total of nine medals at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships which concluded in China on April 28. Their achievement included three golds, two silvers, and four bronze medals.

 

Nguyen Tien Minh wins Asian badminton bronze

Nguyen Tien Minh won his and Vietnam's first ever Badminton Asian Championship’s bronze on Sunday in Wuhan, China.

 

Off-road race begins in Ha Giang’s Dong Van Karst

The first off-road motor race for both motorbikes and cars opened in the UNESCO-recognised Dong Van Karst Global Geopark of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on April 29.

 

HCM City: over 700 runners conquer 81-storey skyscraper

More than 700 athletes on April 28 raced the height of the 81-storey skyscraper Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh district, the highest building in Southeast Asia.

 

Vietnam to host Asian youth football competitions

Vietnam will host some of the upcoming qualifiers for the Asian Football Confederation 2020 U16 and U19 Championships.

 

Vietnamese players to play against La Liga legends in a friendly

Two former Vietnamese national team footballers will square off against a pair of rthree-time UEFA Champions League winners this weekend.

 

Ninh Thuan to host Mui Dinh Challenge 2019

The Mui Dinh Challenge 2019, an off-road car race, is scheduled to take place on April 29 and 30 in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.

 

U23s schedule friendly against Myanmar in June

Viet Nam's U23 football team will play a friendly match against Myanmar on June 7 as part of coach Park Hang-seo's efforts to prepare his side for the Southeast Asian Games later this year.