Sport

FIFA has appointed two female Vietnamese referees Le Thi Ly and Ha Thi Phuong to officiate games at the 2024 U17 Women’s World Cup, due to take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16 to November 3.

The Vietnamese national women's football team will train in Europe from September 1 to 15 as they strive to secure a spot at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup finals.

Vietnamese athletes have set a goal of winning one or two medals at the coming 2024 Paris Paralympic Games due to take place from August 28 to September 8.

The World Boxing Association Asia Convention 2024 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9, drawing the participation of 200 local delegates and senior leaders of both the WBA and WBA Asia.

The Vietnamese sporting delegation departed the 2024 Paris Olympics and went home empty handed after their final athlete failed to advance to a podium position on August 8.

The country is scheduled to host the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BT50 Fleur De Lys Cup 2024 for the first time which is due to take place in Quy Nhon city from August 18 to August 21.

Markwoman Trinh Thu Vinh has moved her attention to titles at the sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 6) which will be held in November in Thailand.

Đinh Anh Hoàng, the SEA Games and national champion is currently Vietnam's best player.

Runners are eager to compete at the upcoming Cần Thơ Heritage Marathon as the event's route has just been standardised by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports has recently decided to ban Vietnamese cueists of the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation from taking part in any Asian and global tournaments following Vietnam’s alleged violations of regulations.

Vietnamese shooter Trinh Thu Vinh ranked fourth at the women’s 10-metre air pistol finale on July 28, missing out on winning a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic event.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully defended his top place at the Biel International Chess Festival 2024, which concluded in Switzerland on July 24.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has appointed Cristiano Roland as head coach of the national U16 team, hopeful that he will help Vietnam show winning form at the upcoming 2025 AFC U17 Cup's qualification.

Vietnamese athletes promised to give their best Olympic performance in Paris while speaking at the send-off ceremony held on July 17 in Hanoi.

More than 3,000 national and international marathoners have registered to participate in the Quang Binh International Marathon 2024, the first of its kind to be held in Dong Hoi city, central Vietnam, on July 28.

More than 100 triathletes are taking part in the National Triathlon 2024 held from July 13-15 in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Vietnamese model Do Quang Tuyen brought home the Mister Supranational Asia 2024 title on the final night of the Mister Supranational 2024 male pageant held in Poland on July 5.

Archer Do Thi Anh Nguyet has earned the 15th ticket for Vietnam at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled to take place in France from July 26 to August 11.

A Vietnamese sporting delegation consisting of more than 300 elite athletes will head to Thailand to participate in 27 events at the Asian Indoor & Martial Art Games (AIMAG6).