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Vietnamese woman wins Belgium cycle race

 Vietnamese first ranked racer Nguyen Thi That overtook the competition on the track, becoming the winner of the first stage of 2018’s one-day woman’s cycle race Dwars door de Westhoek, held and concluded in Belgium on Sunday (June 3).

Vietnamese gymnast won gold at World Challenge Cup 2018

 Top Vietnamese gymnast Le Thanh Tung won gold at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, held in Koper, Slovania from May 31 to June 3.

World class marathon to be held in Da Nang

 About 5,000 local and foreign runners will participate in the 2018 Manulife Da Nang International Marathon – one of the top marathon events in Southeast Asia – along the coastline of the central city of August 12.

VN in Group F of AFC U16 event

 Viet Nam will compete in Group F of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Women’s Championship 2019 qualifying round 1, the AFC has announced.

Vietnam wins golds at world gymnastics champs in Slovenia

 Vietnamese gymnasts Le Thanh Tung and Dinh Duong Thanh claimed two gold medals at the World Challenge Cup 2018 in Slovenia on June 3.

VN Mercedes Trophy tournament’s final round to tee off

More than 200 golfers will compete in the Viet Nam Mercedes Trophy tournament’s final round, which started in Laguna Lang Co Golf Club in Hue on June 3.

Vietnam wins bronze medal at international volleyball tourney

 Vietnam bagged bronze medal at the first LienVietPostBank International Men’s Volleyball Tournament which wrapped up in the northern province of Ha Nam on May 31.

32 football teams to compete at ASIAD 2018

 32 men’s football teams have registered to compete in the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD 18) being held in Indonesia.

Vietnamese youngsters gear up for Football for Friendship Programme in Russia

 Nguyen Trong Tuan and Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, the selected 12 year old ambassadors from Vietnam, will be on their way to Russia on June 8th to participate in the 6th Gazprom Football for Friendship International Programme.

HCM City sign Huynh Kesley Alves

 V.League 1 side HCM City have signed a six-month contract with AFC Cup 2009 top goal-scorer Huynh Kesley Alves to prepare for the event’s second leg.

FLC Hanoi Junior Golf Tour 2018 to kick off

 FLC Hanoi Junior Golf Tour 2018 will take place in all golf courses operated by FLC Group in six months.

Vietnam ranked third at 5th Taekwondo Poomsae Championship

 Vietnam finished third at the fifth Asian Taekwondo  Poomsae Championship, which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28. 

Vietnamese people may have to miss World Cup 2018

 The 2018 football World Cup will start in three weeks, but Vietnam has yet to officially announce to own broadcasting rights. Will Vietnamese people miss the event that comes around only once every four years?  

LA basketballer to visit HCM City

 Basketball player Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers team, will travel to HCM City to participate in the Junior NBA Việt Nam from June 22-24, according to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Vietnamese cueist Quyet Chien ranked 10th in world

 Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien jumped 8 spots to 10th place in the latest World Union of Billiards (UMB)'s three-cushion rankings.

Vietnamese wins Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup in HCM City

 Cueist Tran Quyet Chien (world No 18) has become the new champion of the 2018 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 25.

Vietnamese athlete wins gold medal at Asian Taekwondo Champs

 Vietnamese athlete Truong Thi Kim Tuyen won the first gold medal for the country at the 23rd Asian Taekwondo Championship in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi and HCM City teams win table tennis championships

 The Hà Nội male and HCM City female players have won first prizes at the Nhân Dân Newspaper National Table Tennis Championship held in Đà Lạt City, Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.

World leading cueists compete in Billiards World Cup in HCM City

 Close to 150 leading cueists from 17 countries and territories worldwide are gathering for the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which will officially open in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.

Vietnam bags silvers at world muaythai event

 Vietnamese martial artists have returned home with two silver medals from the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Mexico.