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Muay Thai world champions Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất and Bùi Yến Ly will represent Vietnam at the 11th World Games from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Alabama, the United States.

Vietnam are scheduled to play Saudi Arabia at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup quarter-finals on June 12 after the latter stunned the United Arab Emirates 2-0 on June 9 evening, staying atop Group D.

Vietnam sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 after comfortably cruising past Malaysia 2-0 in their last Group C tie on Wednesday.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has qualified for the upcoming International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships Budapest 2022 which is set to get underway in Hungary from June 18 to July 3.

Vu Tien Long rescued a point for Vietnam in a 1-1 draw against title holders Republic of Korea in Group C of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on Sunday.

SEA Games defending champions Vietnam were held to a 2-2 draw with their Thai archrivals in their AFC U23 Asian Cup opener in Uzbekistan on June 2.

Vietnam obtained a convincing win over Afghanistan in a friendly at the Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on June 1 thanks to two goals by striker Pham Tuan Hai.

As many as 305 outstanding athletes have been honoured with the Prime Minister's certificates of merit for their excellent performances at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

The Vietnamese national futsal team have been drawn to Group D which also comprises Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Saudi Arabia at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 finals.

Vietnam’s U17 and U20 football teams are scheduled to take on their Thai and Indonesian opponents respectively in qualifiers for upcoming international tournaments, according to a draw held by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 24.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.

Vietnam narrowly defeated Thailand 1-0 in the final match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on the evening of May 22 to take the gold medal in the 31st SEA Games men’s football event.

The Vietnamese women’s football team had a 1-0 win over the Thai rivals to take the gold medal in the final match on May 21 at Cam Pha Gymnasium, Quang Ninh province, at the on-going SEA Games 31.

Along with securing a gold medal, Vietnam’s weightlifter Pham Thi Hong Thanh set three new records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in the women's 64kg event on May 21 during SEA Games 31.

Runners from around the world will run up to 70km on trails through the hills, ethnic minority villages, orchards and tea fields of Mộc Châu District, Sơn La Province today.

Tickets for the final of the men’s football at the ongoing SEA Games 31 are being offered for sale at shockingly high prices of up to VND8 million (USD348) each.

Forward Nguyen Tien Linh scored a late winner in extra time as Vietnam edged past Malaysia 1-0 in a thrilling semi-final clash at Phu Tho's Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of May 19 to cruise into the gold-medal

Vietnam comfortably beat Timor Leste 2-0 at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho Province on the evening of May 15 to progress into the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games men’s football event as the Group A winners.

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